Neuroendoscopic and microscopic transsphenoidal approach for resection of nonfunctional pituitary adenomas

Table 2 Treatment outcomes in the two groups

	Neuroendoscopy group, 138 cases	Microscopy group, 113 cases	P-value
Cure, n (%)	114 (82.6%)	97 (85.8%)	0.486
Improvement, n (%)	125 (90.6%)	106 (93.8%)	0.348
Relapse, n (%)	7 (5.1%)	11 (9.7%)	0.154
Duration of postoperative hospital stay in d	8.4 ± 0.6	11.2 ± 0.6	0.001
Duration of operation in min	167.2 ± 9.6	199.7 ± 9.3	0.016
Intraoperative blood loss in mL	83.4 ± 9.3	138.8 ± 13.6	0.001