title: Empty sella syndrome associated with diabetes insipidus: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Alteration of posterior pituitary function in the empty sella syndrome is rare. A case of central diabetes insipidus and clear-cut deficiency of gonadotropins associated with an empty sella is described. Although computed tomographic scan revealed a defect of the diaphragma sellae, other pathogenic mechanisms are considered. Previously documented cases of empty sella syndrome associated with diabetes insipidus are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Vallotton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Megret
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delavelle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003919:Diabetes Insipidus / Q000150:complications*; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011011:Pneumoencephalography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed