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The microscopic technique being more common at our center, we compared the outcome of patients operated by microscopic transsphenoidal surgery (MTS) and endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETS) approach.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st2\">\n<jats:title>Methods: <\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Retrospective data on transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctional adenomas between 2019 and 2023 were analyzed. The symptoms, resection rates, surgical time, blood loss, and postoperative complications were compared with 1-year follow-up. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25 was used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st3\">\n<jats:title>Results: <\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We identified 91 patients who met the inclusion criteria. The MTS group included 48 (52.75%) patients, while the ETS category comprised 43 (47.25%). Headache was present in 47.91% of MTS and 72.09% of ETS cases (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.0001). Other clinical symptoms were uniformly distributed in both groups. The operative time and blood loss were significantly lower in MTS (254.22 \u00b1 37.65 vs. 289.53 \u00b1 23.98) with p values of 0.0164 and 0.0001, respectively. Gross-total resection was achieved in 70.83% and 81.39% of patients in the MTS and ETS groups, respectively. No significant difference was observed in clinical and endocrinological outcomes, tumor recurrences, and complications until 1-year follow-up, except for sinusitis, which was higher in the ETS category (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.05).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"st4\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion: <\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Both surgical techniques are well established for pituitary adenoma resection and are comparable in terms of complications. The surgeon\u2019s experience plays a critical role in pituitary surgery and its outcomes. 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