The sella turcica has gained importance as a stable bony landmark in cephalometric studies. This study explored the changes that accompany postnatal ontogeny of until full development and verifijied its contribution age estimation sexual assignment among Egyptians. Six selected measurements 215 Egyptian patients were assessed using multidetector computed tomography. represented diffferent ages r...

Introduction: Pituitary adenomas are benign tumours which arise within the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) of the gland in the sella turcica. Lateral extension into the cavernous sinuses can result in involvement of intracavernous part of 3rd, 4th and 6th cranial nerves resulting in superior orbital fissure syndrome. Case Report: We report a case of pituitary macroadenomas in which the involvem...

The presence of salivary gland tissue in the sella turcica has rarely been reported, mainly after pituitary examination at autopsy. Only five symptomatic cases have previously been described, mainly associated with Rathke's cleft cyst. We report a 17-year-old boy presenting with headaches and hyperprolactinemia. The MRI showed a 19 mm sellar mass that at surgery revealed as a cystic lesion fill...

We present the MR appearance of the sella turcica in three sibling dwarfs with combined pituitary hormone deficiency in which MR images revealed a peripheral curvilinear band of enhancement about the pituitary gland in all three patients, a normal-size pituitary gland in two siblings, a mildly enlarged pituitary gland in one sibling, and a thin infundibulum and a normal posterior pituitary brig...

The anatomy of the sphenoid sinus, as it relates to endoscopic sinus surgery, was studied in 93 cadaver heads (186 sphenoid sinuses) using endoscopic dissections as well as sagittal sections. The relationship of the sphenoid sinuses to the carotid artery, optic nerve, floor of sella turcica, as well as other important structures, were verified and discussed. The recesses of the sinus as well as...