title: Penetrating injury of the tuberculum sellae.
abstract: An unusual case of perforation of the tuberculum sellae and right ethmoid bone by a 10-in. serrated bread knife is described. The patient survived with no neurological or endocrine deficit. The importance of preoperative angiography and control of the proximal and distal vasculature is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000601:surgery*