Empty Sella Syndrome (Empty Sella Syndrome, Primary; Empty Sella Syndrome, Secondary)

A condition when the sella turcica is not filled with pituitary tissue. The pituitary gland is either compressed, atrophied, or removed. There are two types: (1) primary empty sella is due a defect in the sella diaphragm leading to arachnoid herniation into the sellar space; (2) secondary empty sella is associated with the removal or treatment of pituitary neoplasms.


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Sheehan's syndrome

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