Supplemental Table 1 – OGM-Open Surgical Approach
Perioperative
Mortality
CSF
Leak
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Year
Visual Function
Deteriorated
Ojemann1
1991
17
–
5.9%
–
–
–
–
–
Apuzzo2
1993
33
–
6.1%
–
–
–
–
–
Schaller3
1994
28
96.4%
3.6%
–
3.6%
21.4%
–
Mayfrank4
1996
18
100.0%
5.6%
–
–
–
Yasargil5
1996
91
–
0.0%
–
–
DeMonte6
1996
17
94.1%
5.9%
5.9%
0.0%
Turazzi7
1999
37
100.0%
2.7%
–
Tsikoudas8
1999
13
100.0%
15.4%
23.1%
Paterniti9
1999
20
100.0%
10.0%
El Gindi10
2000
25
–
0.0%
Snyder11
2000
4
50.0%
0.0%
Zevgaridis12
2001
5
100.0%
Hallacq13
2001
6
Welge-Luessen14
2001
12
Tachikawa15
2002
Wei16
Hentschel17
Obeid18
Mean
Follow-Up
(Months)
Recurrence /
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
48
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
0.0%
–
–
7.7%
120
30.8%
3.08E-04
23.1%
–
–
–
–
–
12-252
0.0%
–
–
4.0%
8.0%
–
–
12.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
25.0%
75.0%
0.0%
24
25.0%
1.23E-03
100.0%
0.0%
–
–
80.0%
20.0%
0.0%
60
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
12
–
–
50.0%
100.0%
8.3%
–
–
–
–
24
–
–
66.7%
1
100.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2002
1
100.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0.0%
2003
13
84.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
83.3%
16.7%
0.0%
24
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
2003
15
86.7%
0.0%
20.0%
0.0%
60.0%
33.3%
6.7%
44
0.0%
0.00E+00
0.0%
Spektor19
2005
80
90.0%
0.0%
12.5%
0.0%
–
–
–
71
2.5%
4.24E-05
–
Tuna20
2005
25
100.0%
0.0%
16.0%
0.0%
53.8%
38.5%
7.7%
58
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
Klein21
2006
1
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Nakamura22
2007
82
92.0%
4.9%
2.4%
–
55.0%
–
–
63
4.9%
9.29E-05
–
Bassiouni23
2007
56
100.0%
5.6%
5.4%
0.0%
83.3%
16.7%
0.0%
67
8.9%
1.59E-04
36.6%
Colli24
2007
17
94.1%
11.8%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Gazzeri25
2008
36
86.1%
2.8%
5.6%
0.0%
25.0%
72.2%
2.8%
111
5.6%
6.01E-05
–
Author
Gross Total
Resection
Visual
Function
Improved
No. of
Patients
–
Post-Op
Anosmia
Romani26
2009
66
90.9%
0.0%
9.1%
19.7%
75.0%
–
0.0%
45
6.1%
1.62E-04
18.2%
Aguiar27
2009
21
100.0%
4.8%
23.8%
–
–
–
–
50
19.0%
4.57E-04
–
Ali28
2009
1
–
0.0%
–
–
100.0%
–
–
5
–
–
–
El-Bahy29
2009
18
77.8%
5.6%
16.7%
–
80.0%
20.0%
0.0%
31
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
Tomasello30
2011
18
94.4%
0.0%
–
–
53.8%
38.5%
7.7%
94
16.7%
2.14E-04
77.8%
Telera31
2012
5
100.0%
0.0%
20.0%
–
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
34
20.0%
7.10E-04
–
Supplemental Table 2 – OGM-Endoscopic Surgical Approach
Visual
Function
Improved
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
Mean
FollowUp
(Months)
Recurrence/
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
Post-Op
Anosmia
Year
No. of
Patients
Gross
Total
Resection
Jho32
2001
1
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
20
0.0%
0.0E+00
0.0%
Jho33
2004
1
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
12
0.0%
0.0E+00
0.0%
Kassam34
WebbMyers35
2005
1
–
0.0%
–
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
24
0.0%
0.0E+00
–
2007
1
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Gardner36
2008
12
83.3%
–
27.9%
8.3%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
(12-48)
0.0%
–
–
Author
de
Divitiis37
Perioperative
Mortality
CSF
Leak
Neurological
Morbidity
2008
4
100.0%
0.0%
25.0%
–
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
10
0.0%
0.0E+00
–
Greenfield38
2010
6
83.3%
0.0%
16.7%
–
–
–
–
39
16.7%
5.1E-04
–
Liu39
2011
2
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
12
0.0%
0.0E+00
–
Kim40
2011
2
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
50.0%
Supplemental Table 3 – TSM-Open Surgical Approach
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
25.0%
72.0%
3.0%
78
8.7%
1.34E-04
10.3%
59.0%
23.0%
19.0%
78
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
3.4%
53.5%
27.5%
19.0%
(12-96)
4.5%
–
0.0%
–
–
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
33
12.5%
4.62E-04
–
–
–
67.0%
23.0%
11.0%
–
–
–
100.0%
1.0%
–
–
64.3%
25.9%
9.8%
120
0.0%
0.00E+00
69
91.3%
7.2%
–
–
54.2%
37.2%
8.4%
110
5.8%
6.33E-05
2000
21
100.0%
0.0%
–
23.8%
52.4%
38.1%
9.5%
36
4.8%
1.60E-04
2001
24
96.0%
–
–
12.5%
54.2%
45.8%
0.0%
124
–
–
Ohta48
2001
33
63.6%
0.0%
–
–
42.9%
42.9%
14.3%
128
24.2%
2.27E-04
Ciric49
2001
24
71.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.3%
–
–
4.1%
76
16.7%
2.63E-04
Fahlbusch50
2002
47
98.0%
0.0%
–
–
80.0%
–
20.0%
52
2.1%
4.85E-05
Goel51
2002
70
84.0%
3.0%
–
–
70.0%
16.0%
10.0%
46
1.4%
3.65E-05
Jallo52
2002
23
87.0%
8.7%
–
0.0%
55.0%
26.0%
19.0%
112
4.3%
4.61E-05
Chi53
2003
21
61.5%
0.0%
–
–
47.0%
42.0%
11.0%
3
–
–
Margalit54
2003
14
87.0%
–
–
Spangenberg55
2004
17
94.1%
0.0%
Wiedemayer56
2004
6
100.0%
0.0%
Schick57
2005
53
90.6%
Pamir58
2005
42
Bassiouni59
2006
62
Park60
Year
No. of
Patients
Gross Total
Resection
Perioperative
Mortality
Al-Mefty41
1991
35
91.0%
8.6%
–
–
Conforti42
1991
39
100.0%
7.7%
–
Gökalp43
1993
88
67.0%
18.2%
Honegger44
1993
8
25.0%
Ojemann45
1995
18
44.0%
Yasargil5
1996
112
Raco46
1999
Arai47
Zevgaridis12
Author
CSF
Leak
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Improved
Mean
Follow-Up
(Months)
Recurrence /
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.5%
70.6%
23.5%
5.9%
(12-136)
0.0%
–
0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
–
–
11
0.0%
0.00E+00
3.7%
–
9.4%
37.7%
47.2%
13.2%
30
3.7%
1.48E-04
69.0%
2.4%
9.5%
7.1%
59.5%
26.2%
14.3%
38
2.4%
7.68E-05
90.3%
0.0%
–
16.1%
50.0%
35.3%
14.7%
72
3.2%
5.33E-05
2006
30
76.7%
0.0%
–
–
67.0%
3.3%
30.0%
76
13.3%
2.10E-04
61
Mathiesen
2006
29
89.6%
0.0%
–
0.0%
91.0%
9.0%
0.0%
61
6.9%
1.35E-04
Nakamura62
2006
72
91.7%
2.8%
3.9%
2.6%
67.9%
19.6%
12.5%
45
2.8%
7.47E-05
Otani63
2006
32
87.5%
0.0%
–
6.3%
78.1%
9.4%
12.5%
38
0.0%
0.00E+00
Czirjak64
2006
9
100.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Margalit65
2007
20
80.0%
0.0%
–
0.0%
28.0%
58.0%
14.0%
3
0.0%
0.00E+00
Kitano66
2007
12
82.0%
0.0%
8.3%
8.3%
33.0%
33.0%
33.0%
24
3.6%
1.80E-04
Li67
2007
43
74.4%
2.3%
–
2.4%
46.5%
34.8%
18.6%
65
4.7%
8.68E-05
Nozaki68
2008
20
70.0%
0.0%
–
–
50.0%
35.0%
15.0%
60
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
de
Divirtiis69
2008
44
86.4%
0.0%
–
6.8%
61.4%
25.0%
13.6%
(9-252)
11.4%
Kim70
2008
27
74.1%
0.0%
–
0.0%
44.4%
33.3%
22.2%
22
7.4%
4.04E-04
Sade71
2009
31
83.8%
0.0%
–
3.2%
78.0%
22.0%
0.0%
33
0.0%
0.00E+00
Fatemi72
2009
5
80.0%
0.0%
–
0.0%
63.0%
37.0%
11.0%
14
11.0%
9.43E-04
Ganna73
2009
24
87.5%
0.0%
–
29.2%
79.0%
17.0%
4.0%
52
0.0%
0.00E+00
Galal74
2010
21
81.0%
4.8%
–
0.0%
69.0%
40.0%
0.0%
28
0.0%
0.00E+00
Li-Hua75
2010
67
92.4%
0.0%
–
13.4%
65.0%
29.0%
6.0%
29
3.0%
1.23E-04
Mahmoud76
2010
58
86.0%
1.7%
–
10.4%
74.0%
18.0%
8.0%
23
1.7%
8.87E-05
Landeiro77
2010
23
82.6%
0.0%
–
0.0%
69.5%
21.7%
8.7%
31
0.0%
0.00E+00
Bowers78
2011
22
91.0%
0.0%
–
0.0%
–
–
0.0%
–
0.0%
–
Chokyu79
2011
34
79.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2.9%
90.6%
9.4%
0.0%
96
8.1%
1.02E-04
Terasaka80
2011
9
100.0%
0.0%
11.1%
22.2%
88.9%
11.1%
0.0%
25
0.0%
0.00E+00
Telera31
2012
14
86.0%
7.0%
–
–
76.9%
7.7%
15.4%
49
14.3%
3.50E-04
Supplemental Table 4 – TSM-Endoscopic Surgical Approach
Year
No. of
Patients
Gross
Total
Resection
Perioperative
Mortality
CSF
Leak
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Improved
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
Mean
Follow-Up
(Months)
Recurrence/
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
PostOp DI
Jho81
2001
9
77.8%
0.0%
6.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
(1-20)
0.0%
–
–
Jho33
2004
1
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
17
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
Cook82
2004
3
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
10
33.3%
4.00E-03
–
Laufer83
2007
3
100.0%
0.0%
33.3%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
9
0.0%
0.00E+00
33.3%
de Divitiis84
2007
6
83.3%
16.7%
16.7%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3
–
–
16.7%
de Divitiis37
2008
7
85.7%
14.3%
28.6%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
0.0%
–
–
Divitiis69
0.0%
–
–
Author
de
2008
7
83.3%
0.0%
28.6%
0.0%
71.4%
28.6%
0.0%
(3-20)
Gardner36
2008
13
85.0%
0.0%
61.5%
7.7%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
36
0.0%
0.00E+00
3.0%
Fatemi72
2009
10
80.0%
0.0%
28.5%
0.0%
82.0%
9.0%
7.0%
32
14.3%
5.36E-04
–
Wang85
2009
7
85.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
86.0%
14.0%
0.0%
23
0.0%
0.00E+00
14.3%
Bowers78
2011
3
66.6%
0.0%
33.3%
0.0%
–
–
0.0%
–
33.3%
–
–
Van
Gompel86
2011
13
53.8%
0.0%
0.0%
7.7%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
14
–
–
–
Liu
2011
2
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
Chowdhury88
2012
6
83.3%
0.0%
16.7%
33.3%
83.3%
0.0%
16.7%
7
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
87
Supplemental Table 5 – CRA-Open Surgical Approach
Year
No. of
Patients
Gross
Total
Resection
Perioperative
Mortality
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Improved
Colangelo89
1990
32
22.0%
12.0%
Fischer90
1990
37
19.0%
0.0%
–
12.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
Yasargil91
1990
144
90.0%
Samii92
2.1%
–
–
28.3%
1991
34
Symon93
100.0%
0.0%
–
0.0%
–
1991
Hoffman94
1992
50
60.0%
4.0%
–
10.9%
–
50
90.0%
2.0%
6.0%
6.0%
36.0%
Tomita95
Pierre-Kahn96
1993
27
78.0%
0.0%
–
–
80.0%
Maira97
1994
30
83.0%
0.0%
–
–
Mark98
1995
22
71.0%
0.0%
22.7%
1995
49
39.0%
10.0%
–
De Vile99
1996
75
40.0%
0.0%
–
Shibuya100
1996
22
–
0.0%
Bulow101
1998
26
73.0%
Fisher102
1998
30
27.0%
Khafaga103
1998
44
Fahlbusch104
1999
Kim105
Author
Ven
Effenterre106
Mean
Follow-Up
(Months)
Recurrence/
Progression
–
55
14.0%
3.04E-04
–
–
–
126
57.0%
5.43E-04
34.0%
–
18.3%
15.1%
–
7.0%
–
77.1%
–
–
–
–
3.0%
–
80.0%
–
–
–
30
10.0%
4.00E-04
50.0%
8.7%
23.0%
41.0%
59
29.0%
5.92E-04
93.0%
52.0%
1.0%
19.0%
80
14.0%
2.09E-04
81.0%
–
31.0%
40.0%
29.0%
38
–
–
–
–
4.5%
–
–
–
90
0.0%
0.00E+00
–
–
10.2%
–
–
–
96
37.0%
4.63E-04
–
–
13.0%
–
–
–
77
10.0%
1.56E-04
80.0%
15.0%
–
7.0%
72.0%
19.0%
9.0%
33
–
–
97.0%
–
8.0%
–
–
–
–
–
150
–
–
–
–
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
83.0%
–
39.0%
16.0%
–
–
–
–
–
24
–
–
–
–
148
73.0%
1.1%
18.9%
0.7%
36.7%
14.4%
12.2%
65
5.4%
9.98E-05
–
1.4%
2001
36
100.0%
0.0%
–
42.0%
–
–
25.0%
52
39.0%
9.07E-04
94.0%
6.0%
CSF
Leak
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
PostOp DI
Obesity/
Hyperphagia
2002
122
79.0%
2.5%
0.8%
8.0%
70.0%
19.0%
11.0%
84
13.0%
1.86E-04
57.0%
36.0%
Chen107
2003
36
19.0%
5.6%
–
14.0%
50.0%
19.0%
31.0%
123
–
–
67.0%
–
Kalapurakal108
2003
25
76.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
120
32.0%
3.20E-04
100.0%
32.0%
Gonc109
2004
66
33.0%
2.0%
–
10.6%
–
–
–
61
41.0%
8.04E-04
52.0%
–
Stripp110
2004
76
62.0%
1.0%
–
–
21.0%
64.0%
15.0%
91
–
–
80.0%
49.0%
Albright111
2005
27
67.0%
0.0%
–
11.0%
–
–
19.0%
108
11.0%
1.22E-04
–
–
Ersahin112
2005
87
43.0%
7.0%
1.1%
15.0%
–
–
5.0%
38
5.0%
1.56E-04
33.0%
–
Karavitaki113
2005
121
15.7%
1.8%
6.5%
9.7%
–
–
6.5%
103
15.6%
1.82E-04
65.0%
39.0%
Lena114
2005
47
66.0%
2.4%
–
–
16.0%
68.0%
16.0%
114
26.0%
2.74E-04
86.0%
48.0%
Minamida115
2005
37
70.0%
0.0%
–
2.7%
–
–
2.7%
133
15.0%
1.35E-04
–
–
Mottolese116
2005
36
74.0%
6.0%
–
–
–
–
14.0%
–
16.0%
–
100.0%
–
Sainte-Rose117
2005
66
50.0%
–
–
–
68.0%
11.0%
21.0%
84
36.0%
5.14E-04
–
70.0%
Shirane118
2005
42
71.0%
0.0%
–
6.7%
–
–
–
–
20.0%
–
–
–
Sosa119
2005
35
83.0%
0.0%
–
20.0%
–
–
17.0%
55
41.0%
8.91E-04
91.0%
–
Thompson120
2005
48
33.0%
0.0%
–
15.0%
61.0%
–
–
67
50.0%
8.93E-04
84.0%
20.0%
Tomita121
2005
54
61.0%
0.0%
1.9%
9.0%
43.0%
44.0%
13.0%
–
27.0%
–
87.0%
28.0%
Zuccaro122
2005
153
69.0%
3.0%
–
10.0%
45.0%
46.5%
8.5%
–
0.0%
–
50.0%
35.0%
Xu123
2005
51
92.0%
0.0%
–
8.0%
–
–
–
28
17.0%
7.39E-04
–
–
Dhellemmes124
2006
37
65.0%
0.0%
–
8.0%
7.0%
69.0%
24.0%
121
43.0%
4.26E-04
–
48.0%
Rocco125
Di
2006
54
78.0%
3.7%
–
18.0%
44.0%
45.0%
11.0%
104
7.0%
8.05E-05
56.0%
18.0%
Gupta126
2006
72
26.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
18
11.0%
7.33E-04
–
–
Hafez127
2006
62
50.0%
6.0%
–
6.0%
68.0%
27.0%
5.0%
42
20.0%
5.71E-04
85.0%
–
Ohmori
Puget
(retrospective)128
Puget
(prospective)128
2007
27
93.0%
3.7%
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.0%
–
–
–
2007
66
50.0%
1.5%
–
6.0%
68.0%
11.0%
21.0%
84
36.0%
5.14E-04
94.0%
70.0%
2007
22
23.0%
0.0%
4.5%
14.0%
–
–
4.5%
14
0.0%
0.00E+00
100.0%
27.0%
Lee129
2008
66
–
0.0%
–
6.0%
–
–
–
86
–
–
66.7%
18.0%
Shi130
2008
309
89.0%
3.9%
–
6.0%
42.0%
52.5%
5.5%
25
14.0%
6.67E-04
53.0%
–
Zhang131
2008
202
40.0%
1.0%
–
5.4%
42.0%
53.0%
5.0%
–
0.0%
–
81.0%
22.0%
Kawamata132
2010
55
22.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
33.0%
178
–
–
45.0%
–
Elliott133
2011
57
100.0%
3.5%
–
12.0%
56.5%
18.5%
25.0%
128
20.0%
1.87E-04
78.0%
15.0%
Supplemental Table 6 – CRA-Endoscopic Surgical Approach
Author
Year
No. of
Patients
Gross
Total
Resection
Perioperative
Mortality
CSF
Leak
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Improved
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
Mean
Follow-Up
(Months)
Recurrence/
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
PostOp DI
New
Obesity/
Hyperphagia
Jho134
1997
1
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
100.0%
–
Frank135
2006
10
70.0%
0.0%
30.0%
0.0%
75.0%
25.0%
0.0%
37.2
0.0%
0.00E+00
30.0%
20.0%
de Divitiis136
2007
6
83.3%
16.7%
16.7%
16.7%
75.0%
25.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
50.0%
–
Laufer83
2007
4
–
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
8.5
–
–
100.0%
0.0%
Cappabianca137
2008
6
66.7%
0.0%
16.7%
16.7%
75.0%
0.0%
25.0%
–
–
–
16.7%
–
Cavallo138
2008
18
72.2%
0.0%
55.6%
46.2%
92.3%
–
5.6%
38.5
11.1%
3.46E-04
11.1%
–
Gardner139
2008
11
63.6%
0.0%
81.8%
18.2%
88.9%
11.1%
0.0%
37.6
18.2%
5.80E-04
9.1%
0.0%
Stamm140
2008
7
57.1%
0.0%
28.6%
0.0%
66.7%
–
–
36.2
0.0%
0.00E+00
57.1%
–
Fatemi72
2009
12
16.7%
0.0%
6.0%
0.0%
92.0%
8.0%
0.0%
20.4
0.0%
0.00E+00
46.0%
–
Ceylan141
2009
2
100.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
25.5
–
–
0.0%
–
Dehdashti142
2009
4
25.0%
0.0%
25.0%
25.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14.0
–
–
0.0%
–
Campbell143
2010
14
28.6%
0.0%
35.7%
7.1%
85.7%
7.1%
7.1%
3.0
7.1%
2.86E-03
7.1%
0.0%
Jane144
2010
9
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
66.7%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
13.3
11.1%
1.00E-03
55.6%
–
Supplemental Table 7 – CHO-Open Surgical Approach
CSF
Leak
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Mean
Follow-Up
(Months)
Recurrence /
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
–
47
–
–
–
16.7%
–
–
–
–
–
65
9.3%
1.72E-04
Year
Gross Total
Resection
Gay145
1995
46
47.0%
5.0%
30.0%
76.1%
52.0%
48.0%
Goel146
1995
6
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
Carrabba147
2008
43
84.0%
2.3%
–
30.2%
–
Author
Perioperative
Mortality
Visual
Function
Improved
No. of
Patients
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
Supplemental Table 8 – CHO-Endoscopic Surgical Approach
Gross
Total
Resection
Perioperative
Mortality
Neurological
Morbidity
Visual
Function
Unchanged
Visual
Function
Deteriorated
Mean
FollowUp
(Months)
Recurrence/
Progression
Recurrence
(/P-Y)
Year
No. of
Patients
Jho134
1997
1
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Miyagi148
1998
1
100.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Jho81
2001
7
71.4%
0.0%
6.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
(1-20)
0.0%
–
33.3%
66.7%
0.0%
33.3%
25
33.3%
1.62E-03
–
–
–
15
33.3%
2.73E-03
Author
149
Jho
CSF
Leak
Visual
Function
Improved
2004
3
100.0%
0.0%
33.3%
150
2005
3
–
0.0%
0.0%
151
Rudnik
2005
1
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Frank152
2006
5
40.0%
20.0%
0.0%
0.0%
75.0%
25.0%
0.0%
22
0.0%
0.00E+00
Hwang153
2007
3
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
33.3%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
35
0.0%
0.00E+00
2007
1
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Dehdashti
2008
12
58.0%
0.0%
33.3%
16.7%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
16
0.0%
0.00E+00
Zhang156
2008
7
85.7%
0.0%
–
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
21
14.3%
8.01E-04
2008
17
59.0%
0.0%
24.0%
5.9%
75.0%
25.0%
0.0%
16
0.0%
0.00E+00
100.0%
0.0%
8.3%
21
16.7%
9.52E-04
Solares
Pirris
154
155
147
Carrabba
Hong
Jiang157
2009
12
58.3%
0.0%
–
8.3%
Stippler158
2009
20
45.0%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
–
–
–
13
10.0%
9.23E-04
Fraser159
2010
7
71.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
18
14.3%
9.52E-04
Fraser160
2010
8
50.0%
12.5%
50.0%
0.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
12
0.0%
0.00E+00
Alexander161
2010
1
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
14
0.0%
0.00E+00
Holzmann162
2010
13
84.6%
0.0%
7.7%
–
–
–
–
18
0.0%
0.00E+00
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