"Empty Sella Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004652
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.617.738.200 C19.700.320
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| Concept/Terms |
Empty Sella Syndrome- Empty Sella Syndrome
- Empty Sella Syndromes
- Empty Sella Turcica
- Empty Sella Turcicas
- Sella Turcica, Empty
- Sella Turcicas, Empty
- Empty Sella Turcica Syndrome
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Empty Sella Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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An Unusual Case of Intractable Vomiting: Unravelling the Present, Through the Past! J Assoc Physicians India. 2018 Jun; 66(6):88-91.
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis, diabetes insipidus, hyperprolactinemia and empty sella: a four-fold association. Report of two cases. J Endocrinol Invest. 1996 Jan; 19(1):43-7.