title: Empty sella syndrome in a male child with failure to thrive.
abstract: Empty sella syndrome (ESS) is commonly seen in adult and is considered as an infrequent finding in childhood. It may be diagnosed incidentally on imaging in asymptomatic children. However, most of the children with ESS present with features of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction. We report a case of ESS in a child with features of failure to thrive as well as hypopituitarism and review the literature briefly on the subject.
authors: Department of Paediatrics, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors: Debasmita
authors: D
authors: Rath
authors: Department of Radiology, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors: Ranjan Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Sahoo
authors: Department of Paediatrics, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors: Jasashree
authors: J
authors: Choudhury
authors: Department of Paediatrics, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors: Dillip Kumar
authors: DK
authors: Dash
authors: Department of Paediatrics, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors: Anuspandana
authors: A
authors: Mohapatra
keywords: Empty sella syndrome; empty sella turcica; failure to thrive