Primary empty sella syndrome: The role of visual system herniation

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 42-47

  Guinto, Gerardo ^a,c   Del Valle, Ramiro ^b   Nishimura, Elisa ^b   Mercado, Moises ^a   Nettel, Bárbara ^a   Salazar, Fortino ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Hospital Medica Sur   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL ÁNGELES DEL PEDREGAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Empty sella syndrome; Headaches; Transsphenoidal surgery; Visual deficit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0036661764     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00766-8     Document Type: Article

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