- The reported complications with different types of treatment.
| Complications | Conservative treatment (n=26) | Surgical treatment (n=46) | P-values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COF (n=11) | OF (n=11) | Fixation only (n=24) | |||
| Neurological | |||||
| Seizures | - | 1 (9.1) | - | 1 (4.1) | 0.415 |
| Facial weakness | - | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (8.3) | 0.492 |
| Headache | - | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (8.3) | 0.492 |
| CSF leak | - | 1 (9.1) | - | - | 0.131 |
| Facial paresthesia | - | - | - | 2 (8.3) | 0.249 |
| Epilepsy | - | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | - | 0.197 |
| Anosmia | - | - | - | 1 (4.1) | 0.567 |
| Total | 0 (0.0) | 5 (45.4) | 3 (27.3) | 8 (33.3) | 0.005 |
| Ophthalmic | |||||
| Diplopia | 3 (11.5) | - | - | 3 (12.5) | 0.408 |
| Ptosis | - | - | 1 (9.1) | - | 0.131 |
| Epiphora | 1 (3.8) | - | - | 1 (4.1) | 0.832 |
| Enophthalmos | - | - | - | 1 (4.1) | 0.567 |
| Optic nerve injury | - | 1 (9.1) | - | - | 0.131 |
| Total | 4 (15.4) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 5 (20.8) | 0.391 |
| Infections | |||||
| Infected wound | - | 1 (9.1) | - | - | 0.131 |
| Osteomyelitis | - | 1 (9.1) | - | - | 0.131 |
| Total | 0 (0.0) | 2 (18.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.010 |
| Facial deformity | 4 (15.4) | 2 (18.2) | - | 6 (25) | 0.327 |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). The percentages were calculated within the type of treatment.
COF: cranialization with obliteration and fixation, OF: obliteration and fixation, CSF: cerebrospinal fluid