The purpose of this study was to use quantitative methods to measure the size and shape of the sella turcica and thus establish normative reference standards that could assist in a more objective evaluation and detection of pathological conditions. Standardized lateral cephalograms of 184 healthy Greeks (91 males and 93 females) were used. The age range was between 6 and 17 years. Conventional ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the morphometric characteristics of the lateral bone window (LBW) of the sella turica. METHODS A descriptive anatomical study of LBW was performed in 530 cases of dry skull base specimens with relatively complete sella turcica. Detailed morphometric characteristics such as dimensions and classification of the LBW was studied. All data analysis was performed using SPSS...

OBJECTIVE To examine the demographic and radiographic features of patients with spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea and to determine whether they display similar characteristics to patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case review. SETTING Academic, tertiary referral center. PATIENTS All individuals presenting with spontaneous cerebrospinal fl...

Twenty six patients with Sheehan's syndrome were studied with high-resolution computed tomography (CT) and the sequential pituitary stimulation test in order to correlate the CT findings of the sella turcica with the pituitary reserve functions. CT revealed 21 completely empty sella (CES), 4 partially empty sella (PES) and 1 normal sella. Panhypopituitarism occurred in 1 of 4 patients with PES ...

.. Objectives: To obtain and compare the exact visual status before and after excision of sella supra sellar tumors using the computerized perimetry as a standard measuring tools and then compare with the international studies. Background: Sella suprasellar tumors are though not so common but affect visual acuity of patients and their quality of life drops. These tumors include pituitary adenom...

Inaccuracy in recognizing the empty sella by conventional computed tomography (CT) techniques derives from diverse intrasellar cystic structures that are not distinguished from it. In 23 cases of presumed empty sella, it was observed that the pituitary stalk within the enlarged sella (infundibulum) was demonstrated by thin (1.5 mm) coronal CT sections. ALthough the diagnosis was not proven by c...

The intracranial pressure was monitored continuously for at least 48 hours in five patients with empty sella syndrome, who did not have clinical benign intracranial hypertension (BIH). It has been suggested that the empty sella syndrome is a result of chronically elevated intracranial pressure in the presence of a congenitally deficient diaphragma sellae. However, whilst the intracranial pressu...