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Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

From: The effectiveness of neuroendoscopic versus non-neuroendoscopic procedures in the treatment of lateral ventricular cysts: a retrospective medical record review study

 

Neuroendoscopy group (n = 28)

Non-neuroendoscopy group (n = 39)

P-value

Age (year)1

15 (9, 37)

12 (7, 25)

0.712

Gender, n (%)2

  

0.018*

 Male

7 (25.0)

21 (53.8)

 

 Female

21 (75.0)

18 (46.2)

 

Location, n (%)3

  

0.810

 Left lateral ventricle body

7 (25.0)

12 (30.8)

 

 Right lateral ventricle body

16 (57.1)

16 (41.0)

 

 Left lateral ventricle trigone area

2 (7.1)

7 (17.9)

 

 Right lateral ventricle trigone area

2 (7.1)

4 (10.3)

 

 Septum pellucidum

1 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

 

Cyst size (cm2)1

6 (2, 6)

6 (6, 12)

0.002*

Symptoms, n (%)3

   

 Headache

16 (57.1)

25 (64.1)

0.617

 Vomiting

16 (57.1)

25 (64.1)

0.617

 Double vision

2 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0.171

 Intelligence decline

4 (14.3)

2 (5.1)

0.227

 Paresis

3 (10.7)

0 (0.0)

0.068

  1. P-values are from 1 Mann–Whitney U tests; 2 chi-square test and 3 Fisher’s exact test.
  2. Data are displayed as 1 median (interquartile) and 2, 3 number (percentage) *:there is significant difference (P < 0.005).