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

Table 2 Outcomes and complications between the 2 groups

	Neuroendoscopy group (n = 28)	Non-neuroendoscopy group (n = 39)	P-value
Duration of follow-up (year)¹	2 (2, 4)	2 (2, 3)	0.330
Alleviation of symptoms, n (%)²			<0.001*
No effect	2 (7.1)	13 (33.3)
Improvement	8 (28.6)	24 (61.5)
Marked improvement	18 (64.3)	2 (5.1)
Total effective resection rate, n (%)²	26 (92.9)	26 (66.7)	0.011*
Blood loss (ml)¹	50 (50, 100)	200 (200, 300)	<0.001*
Hospitalization (day)¹	10 (12, 15)	10 (10, 40)	0.596
Operative time (hour)¹	2 (3, 3)	4 (4, 5)	<0.001*
Complication, n (%)²
Fever	28 (100)	0 (0.0)	<0.001*
Subdural fluid	8 (28.6)	0 (0.0)	<0.001*
Subcutaneous fluid	4 (14.3)	1 (2.6)	0.152
Hydrocephalus	0 (0.0)	7 (17.9)	0.036*
Infection	0 (0.0)	1 (2.6)	1.000
Intraventricular hemorrhage	0 (0.0)	3 (5.8)	0.506
Recurrence	0 (0.0)	8 (20.5)	0.017*

*Significant difference between the 2 groups, P < 0.05.
P-values are from ¹ Mann–Whitney U test and ² Chi-square test.
Data are displayed as ¹ median (25th , 75th interquartile) and ² number (percentage).

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