title: Fracture of the sella turcica.
abstract: We report the cases of three patients with fracture of the sella turcica. All three patients developed vascular complications. Patient 1 had a traumatic aneurysm, Patient 2 had stenosis of the intracranial internal carotid artery, and Patient 3 had bilateral carotid-cavernous fistulas. We emphasize that, when fracture of the sella turcica is demonstrated, cerebral angiography is still the method of choice for the detection of intracranial vascular injury.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*