N (%) | Without nasal irrigation (n=101) | With nasal irrigation (n=72) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.464 | |||
Male | 88(50.9%) | 49 | 39 | |
Female | 85(49.1%) | 52 | 33 | |
Tumor apoplexy | 0.126 | |||
Yes | 25(14.5%) | 20 | 5 | |
No | 148(85.5%) | 81 | 67 | |
Preoperative sinusitis | 0.819 | |||
Yes | 56(32.4%) | 32 | 24 | |
No | 117(67.6%) | 69 | 48 | |
Clival osseous destruction | 0.130 | |||
Yes | 17(9.8%) | 7 | 10 | |
No | 156(90.2%) | 94 | 62 | |
Extent of tumor resection | 0.077 | |||
Total resection | 152(87.9%) | 85 | 67 | |
Subtotal resection | 21(12.1%) | 16 | 5 | |
Intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak | 0.912 | |||
Yes | 44(25.4%) | 26 | 18 | |
No | 129(74.6%) | 75 | 54 | |
Postoperative sinusitis | 0.418 | |||
Yes | 88(50.9%) | 54 | 34 | |
No | 85(49.1%) | 47 | 38 | |
Knosp’s grade | 0.065 | |||
Grade 0-2 | 96(55.5%) | 62 | 34 | |
Grade 3-4 | 77(44.5%) | 39 | 38 | |
Hardy’s grade | 0.075 | |||
Grade A, B&E | 157(90.8%) | 95 | 62 | |
Grade C-D | 16(9.2%) | 6 | 10 | |
Functioning pituitary adenoma | 0.077 | |||
Yes | 50(28.9%) | 24 | 26 | |
No | 123(71.1%) | 77 | 46 | |
GH secreting adenoma | 0.060 | |||
Yes | 34(19.7%) | 15 | 19 | |
No | 139(80.3%) | 86 | 53 | |
TBX19 | 0.233 | |||
positive | 47(27.2%) | 24 | 23 | |
negative | 126(72.8%) | 77 | 49 | |
Age (years; mean±SD) | 46.78±12.42 | 45.71±11.90 | 48.28±13.04 | 0.181 |
Maximum diameter (mm; mean±SD) | 28.24±10.61 | 28.35±11.04 | 28.10±10.06 | 0.879 |
Ki-67 index (%;mean±SD) | 2.38±1.56 | 2.56±1.64 | 2.11±1.40 | 0.059 |