Table 3.

Impact of transsphenoidal resection according to adenoma identification by MRI.

	MRI identification of the adenoma				SSa (P)
	Microadenoma	Macroadenoma	No imaging data	Total sample
	No of patients (n = 65)b
Persistence after surgery
No	40	13	5	58	0.383
Yes	3	3	1	7
Early remission criteria
No	14	10	3	27	0.105
Yes	29	6	3	38
Remission at 3 months
No	3	4	2	9	0.071
Yes	40	12	4	56
Recurrenceb
No	29	7	4	40	0.386
Yes	11	6	1	18
Repeat surgery
No	37	14	6	57	0.622
Yes	6	2	0	8

^aSS: statistical significance (chi-squared test). ^bThe cases of recurrence are analyzed with respect to the 58 cases in which CD did not persist after surgery.