Primary empty sella syndrome caused by an abnormal dilatation of the optic recess

A new variety of primary empty sella syndrome is reported. A partial herniation of the optic chiasm into an enlarged empty sella compressed by a dilated optic recess mimicking a cystic tumor was confirmed at operation. The pathogenesis and the treatment of this type of empty sella syndrome are discu...

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Published inSurgical neurology Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 323 - 329
Main Authors Nagata, Kazuya, Joshita, Hiroo, Matsui, Toru, Kaizu, Hiroyuki, Ishikawa, Toshiro, Shigeno, Taku, Asano, Takao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.1989
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebral Ventricles
Dilatation, Pathologic - complications
Empty sella syndrome
Empty Sella Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
Empty Sella Syndrome - etiology
Endocrinopathies
Female
Humans
Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases)
Infundibular recess
Malignant tumors
Medical sciences
Optic chiasm
Optic Chiasm - diagnostic imaging
Optic recess
Radiography
Sella turcica
Infundibular recess
Empty sella syndrome
Optic recess
Optic chiasm
Sella turcica
Human
Endocrinopathy
Nervous system diseases
Pathophysiology
Radiodiagnosis
Vision disorder
Pineal diseases
Optic chiasma
Differential diagnostic
Hernia
Eye disease
Cyst
Complication
Computerized axial tomography
Woman
Hydrocephaly
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Summary:A new variety of primary empty sella syndrome is reported. A partial herniation of the optic chiasm into an enlarged empty sella compressed by a dilated optic recess mimicking a cystic tumor was confirmed at operation. The pathogenesis and the treatment of this type of empty sella syndrome are discussed.
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ISSN:0090-3019
1879-3339
DOI:10.1016/0090-3019(89)90060-8