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Methods for meta-analysis were performed including tests of homogeneity and both fixed-effects and random-effects models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 30 articles met the inclusion criteria. There were 3,681 patients, including 2,220 patients who received FS and 1,461 patients who did not. The most common surgical approaches were posterior fossa (27.4%) and transsphenoidal (18.2%). The FS group was less likely to have a lumbar drain placed (1.7% versus 8.1% of the control group). The difference in drain placement incidence between groups for the studies which included both groups was \u22120.135 (95% CI [\u22120.285, 0.016], p\u2009=\u20090.079) for the random-effects model and \u22120.038 (95% CI [\u22120.068, \u22120.008], p\u2009=\u20090.014) for the fixed-effects model. The incidence of CSF leak was 11.3% in the control group and 6.8% in the FS group. The rate of infection was higher in the control group (6.1%) compared with the FS group (3.3%), although not statistically significant. 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