Table 1. Mean preoperative and postoperative sinonasal outcome test-22 scores for patients who underwent endoscopic endonasal transphenoidal approach for pituitary adenomas with free mucosal graft reconstruction, stratified by total score and domain scores ( n = 48) .
| Preoperative visit (mean ± SD) |
First postoperative visit, ≤4 weeks after surgery (mean ± SD) |
Second postoperative visit, between 8 and 12 weeks after surgery (mean ± SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total SNOT-22 | 15.7 ± 19.5 | 29.6 ± 20.7 ( p < 0.01) | 16.8 ± 17.2 ( p = 0.67) |
| SNOT-22 domains | |||
| Rhinologic symptoms | 2.7 ± 4.7 | 9.4 ± 6.3 ( p < 0.01) | 4.4 ± 4.7 ( p = 0.03) |
| Extra-rhinologic symptoms | 1.0 ± 2.2 | 3.5 ± 3.4 ( p < 0.01) | 1.6 ± 2.3 ( p = 0.10) |
| Ear/Facial symptoms | 1.6 ± 2.7 | 4.7 ± 5.2 ( p < 0.01) | 3.4 ± 8.6 ( p = 0.10) |
| Psychological dysfunction | 6.5 ± 8.5 | 8.7 ± 7.4 ( p = 0.05) | 6.3 ± 7.6 ( p = 0.84) |
| Sleep dysfunction | 5.8 ± 6.6 | 8.9 ± 7.8 ( p = 0.01) | 5.7 ± 6.4 ( p = 0.96) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SNOT-22, Sinonasal Outcome Test-22.