Table 6.
Cholesterol granuloma symptom improvement by surgical approaches
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| Symptom | TS (n=39) | TC (n=18) | IP | TC+IP (n=8) | IC (n=62) | IL (n=78) | MF (n=33) | TL (n=16) | SO (n=6) | Other (n=15) |
| Hearing loss | 6/7 (86%) | 2/2 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | 5/30 (17%) | 17/41 (41%) | N/A | 0/5 (0%) | 0/4 (0%) | 3/8 (38%) |
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| Headache | 15/16 (94%) | 6/7 (86%) | 4/4 (100%) | 6/6 (100%) | 1/1 (100%) | 6/7(86%) | 4/4 (100%) | N/A | N/A | 3/3 (100%) |
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| Vertigo/disequilibrium | 4/4 (100%) | 3/4 (75%) | N/A | 1/1 (100%) | 2/2 (100%) | 5/5 (100%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0/2 (0%) |
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| Diplopia | 6/7 (86%) | 1/1 (100%) | 2/2 (100%) | N/A | 2/4 (50%) | 5/5 (100%) | 10/10 (100%) | N/A | N/A | 2/3 (67%) |
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| Paresis / paralysis | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2/4 (50%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0/1 (0%) |
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| Paresthesia / pain | N/A | N/A | 2/3 (67%) | N/A | 1/1 (100%) | N/A | 4/4 (100%) | N/A | N/A | 2/2 (100%) |
EN: Endoscopic endonasal; OP: open; TS: Transsphenoid; TC: Transphenoid transclival; IP: Infrapetrous; IC: Infracochlear; IL: Infralabyrinthine; MF: Middle Fossa; TL: Translabyrinthine; SO: Suboccipital; N/A: not applicable.