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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

111 questions · 112 findings · 23 reviews

No studies found 38 · 33.9%GRADE not reported 6 · 5.4%Very low 35 · 31.3%Low 16 · 14.3%Moderate 15 · 13.4%High 2 · 1.8%

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

Surgery for recurrent or persistent disease · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

It is very uncertain whether surgery alone changes surgery for recurrent or persistent disease compared with preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs Pharmacological therapy

Health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

Surgery alone showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) compared with pharmacological therapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

Disease‐related complications Intubation difficulties requiring postponement of surgery · adults with growth‐hormone secreting pituitary adenomas

It is very uncertain whether surgery alone changes disease‐related complications Intubation difficulties requiring… compared with preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Early surgery vs late surgery

Complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as: complete recovery HB grade I. · Bell's palsy

It is very uncertain whether early surgery changes complete recovery of facial nerve function at 12 months Defined as:… compared with late surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mohs micrographic surgery vs surgical excision

Recurrence · adults with basal cell carcinoma of the skin

Mohs micrographic surgery showed no clear difference in recurrence at 3 years compared with surgical excision (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review