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Table 2. Postoperative complications and interventions by postresection defect site and the incorporation of an SISG in the multilayer repair.

	Autograft	Xenograft	p -Value
Postoperative symptoms
Rhinorrhea	6 (10.7%)	1 (4.8%)	0.46
Otorrhea	1 (1.8%)	0	N/A
Incisional leak	2 (3.6%)	0	N/A
Pseudomeningocele	5 (8.9%)	1 (4.8%) ^a	0.53
Postoperative interventions
Lumbar drain	6 (10.7%)	2 (9.5) ^a	0.878
VP shunt	1 (1.8%)	1 (4.8%) ^a	0.49
Steroids for pseudomeningocele	2 (3.6%)	1 (4.8%) ^a	0.814
Incisional overclosure	2 (3.6%)	0	N/A
EAC packing	1 (1.8%)	0	N/A
Operative repair	3 (5.4%)	0	N/A

Abbreviations: EAC, external auditory canal; N/A, not available; SISG, small intestine submucosal graft; VP, ventriculoperitoneal.

Note : Denominators of all percentages reflect number of subjects by approach and graft type listed in the given columns.

One patient in each marked category was identified as having hydrocephalus preoperatively.