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empty sella syndrome

etiology
  • idiopathic
    • most commonly reported in middle-aged obese women (a/w DM, HTN, normal pituitary function)
  • secondary
  • familial (very rare)

xray findings:
  • sella normal or increased
  • intrasellar herniation of subarachnoid space

  • symptoms:
    • headache, visual disorders
    • +/- decreased pituitary function
    • CSF rhinorrhea

    Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
    Last updated:  1 October 2013


     

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    Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.