Research Article

[Retracted] Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Neuroendoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgeries and Intracranial Endoscopic Pterional Approach in Resection of Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas

Table 1

Comparison of general data and clinical features of tuberculum sellae meningioma patients in two groups.

Study groupControl groupt/χ2 value

Case3030
Age, years54.8 ± 9.856.8 ± 8.2−0.8590.394
Sex, n (%)2.5000.114
 Male15 (50.0)9 (30.0)
 Female15 (50.0)21 (70.0)
Duration of visual impairment, months15.7 ± 4.315.1 ± 4.00.5590.579
Duration of headache, months5.5 ± 3.75.7 ± 3.5−0.1800.858
Hypertension, n (%)18 (60.0)16 (53.3)0.2710.602
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)6 (20.0)10 (33.3)1.3640.243
Coronary heart disease, n (%)5 (16.7)4 (13.3)0.1310.718
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg133.8 ± 13.9135.8 ± 12.6−0.6040.548
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg87.7 ± 12.685.2 ± 15.90.6660.508
Tumor diameter, (cm)2.6 ± 0.52.7 ± 0.3−1.6430.106
Squeezing optic chiasm, n (%)6 (20.0)9 (30.0)0.8000.371
Relation with optic nerve, N (%)0.3750.829
 Elation14 (46.7)13 (43.3)
 Adhesion6 (20.0)8 (26.7)
 Circumference10 (33.3)9 (30.0)