title: Primary empty sella syndrome caused by an abnormal dilatation of the optic recess.
abstract: A new variety of primary empty sella syndrome is reported. A partial herniation of the optic chiasm into an enlarged empty sella compressed by a dilated optic recess mimicking a cystic tumor was confirmed at operation. The pathogenesis and the treatment of this type of empty sella syndrome are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical Center, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Joshita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaizu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shigeno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D004652:Empty Sella Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography