PITUITARY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME

Tomris ERBAŞ; Serna AKALIN; Miyase BAYRAKTAR; Olcay GEDİK; Aydan USMAN; Nezaket ADALAR; Tunçalp ÖZGEN; Muzaffer ERYILMAZ; Ferzan TELATAR

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Turkish Neurosurgery 1991 , Vol 2 , Num 2

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PITUITARY FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME

Tomris ERBAŞ¹, Serna AKALIN¹, Miyase BAYRAKTAR¹, Olcay GEDİK¹, Aydan USMAN¹, Nezaket ADALAR¹, Tunçalp ÖZGEN², Muzaffer ERYILMAZ³, Ferzan TELATAR¹

¹Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Endocrinology, Ankara-TÜRKİYE
²Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara-TÜRKİYE
³Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Radiology, Ankara-TÜRKİYE Sixteen patients with the primary empty sella syndrome were analyzed in regard to clinical findings, x-ray features and dynamic endocrine testing. One patient had no endocrine disturbance, three had a panhypopituitarism and one had diabetes insipidus. Hyperprolactinaemia, the most common endocrine disturbance detected was found in six patients. Other patients had some degree of partial pituitary insufficiency. Keywords : Empty Sella Syndrome. Dynamic Endocrine Testing. Pituitary Function

Corresponding author : Tomris Erbaş