Table 3 Immediate and permanent postoperative complications
From: Extradural anterior clinoidectomy in surgical management of clinoidal meningiomas
Postoperative complications | Immediate | Percent | Permanent | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oculomotor nerve palsy | 4 | (12.2%) | 2 | (6.1%) |
CSF rhinorrhea | 4 | (12.2%) | 0 | 0 |
Altered consciousness | 3 | (9.1%) | 0 | 0 |
Hemiparesis | 3 | (9.1%) | 1 | (3.0%) |
Expressive dysphasia | 2 | (6.1%) | 0 | 0 |
Abducent nerve palsy | 1 | (3.0%) | 1 | (3.0%) |
Wound infection | 1 | (3.0%) | 0 | 0 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 | (3.0%) | 1 | (3.0%) |
Enophthalmos | 1 | (3.0%) | 1 | (3.0%) |
Mortality | 2 | (6.1%) | 2 | (6.1%) |