What disease is vacuolar sella turcica

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In the recent physical examination, I was found to have a vacuolar sella, but I really don't know anything about this disease, because I've never heard of it. Now let's talk about what's wrong with the vacuolar sella.

What disease is vacuolar sella turcica

First, sella turcica is the anatomic name of intracranial bone structure, which refers to the bone structure with the sphenoid bone raised in the middle part of the middle cranial fossa and shaped like a saddle. The central depression of the sella turcica is called the pituitary fossa, which holds the pituitary gland. Under normal circumstances, the sella turcica and pituitary gland are closely attached, and there is almost no space.

Second, when various pathological factors lead to the deformation of sella turcica (sellar septal defect), enlargement or atrophy of pituitary gland, the space between the central depression of sella turcica and pituitary gland expands, forming "vacuole" like changes. In skull X-ray, ventriculography, CT or brain MRI examination, obvious density reduction can be found, such as "vacuole" image, which is called "sella turcica vacuole".

Third, there are many diseases causing sellar vacuoles, mainly some brain diseases (hypothalamus and pituitary diseases), central nervous system space occupying diseases and endocrine disorders. The most reported clinical and literature is "sellar vacuoles syndrome". To diagnose the etiology of sella turcica vacuole, comprehensive judgment should be made according to clinical manifestations, endocrine changes, neurological symptoms caused by brain compression, and various imaging examinations.

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Vacuolar sella may be strange to many people, so when they know that they have this disease, they will feel at a loss and at a loss. Then they don't know what they have to do. The patient can treat it according to what the doctor says.