Partially Empty Sella Syndrome: Case Report

Empty sella syndrome is characterized by the shrinkage or flattening of the pituitary gland. On an MRI scan, thepituitary gland appears invisible when it undergoes this process. This causes the pituitary gland region to appearas an "empty sella,” though the sella is not truly empty as it is frequently filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).The fluid that envelops the brain and spinal cord is called CSF. In empty sella syndrome, the pituitary is understrain because CSF has seeped into the sella turcica. As a result, the gland becomes flattened or shrunk.Primary empty sella syndrome occurs when the arachnoid layer, which covers the brain protrudes into the sellaand exerts pressure on the pituitary gland.