Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with a transcranial or endonasal approach to suprasellar craniopharyngiomas. p ≤ 0.05 is considered statistically significant. NS nonsignificant

		Total	Group transcranial		Group endonasal		p value
		n count	n count	%	n count	%
No. of patients		30	13	43	17	57
Age (years)	Mean	41	31.2		48.5		0.04
	Range	(1 … 84)	(1 … 61)		(12 … 84)
Female		16	8	62	8	47	NS
Male		14	5	38	9	53	NS
Pediatric patients		4	3	23	1	6	NS
Initial diagnosis		28	12	92	16	94	NS
Follow-up	Mean (months)		136		56		0.002
	Range		(34 … 202)		(12 … 145)
	Lost-to	6	3	23	3	18	NS
Repeat surgery	Total	4	2	15	2	12	NS
	Transcranial	4	2		2
	Endonasal	0	0		0
Adjuvant radiation	All indications	8	2	15	6	35.3	NS
	After STR	5	1		4
	Tumor recurrence	3	1		2