Empty Sella Syndrome

"Empty Sella Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A condition when the SELLA TURCICA is not filled with pituitary tissue. The pituitary gland is either compressed, atrophied, or removed. There are two types: (1) primary empty sella is due a defect in the sella diaphragm leading to arachnoid herniation into the sellar space; (2) secondary empty sella is associated with the removal or treatment of PITUITARY NEOPLASMS.

Descriptor ID	D004652
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.617.738.200 C19.700.320
Concept/Terms	Empty Sella Syndrome Empty Sella Syndrome Empty Sella Syndromes Empty Sella Turcica Empty Sella Turcicas Sella Turcica, Empty Sella Turcicas, Empty Empty Sella Turcica Syndrome Empty Sella Syndrome, Secondary Empty Sella Syndrome, Secondary Secondary Empty Sella Syndrome Empty Sella Syndrome, Primary Empty Sella Syndrome, Primary Primary Empty Sella Syndrome

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Hypothalamic Diseases [C10.228.140.617]
Pituitary Diseases [C10.228.140.617.738]
Empty Sella Syndrome [C10.228.140.617.738.200]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Pituitary Diseases [C19.700]
Empty Sella Syndrome [C19.700.320]

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