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Table 2 Surgical outcomes

From: Minimally invasive keyhole techniques for resection of giant intracranial tumors

Characteristic

N

Keyhole approach utilized

 Supraorbital (eyebrow)

13 (13.7%)

 Subtemporal

4 (4.2%)

 Suboccipital

3 (3.2%)

 Retromastoid

22 (23.2%)

 Temporal

15 (15.8%)

 Frontal

27 (28.4%)

 Pterional/mini-pterional

5 (5.3%)

 Parietal

3 (3.2%)

 Occipital

1 (1.1%)

 Combined temporo-parietal

1 (1.1%)

 Keyhole through the longitudinal fissure

1 (1.1%)

Extent of resection

 Gross total

68 (71.6%)

 Subtotal

27 (28.4%)