The Sella Turcica in Postpartum Pituitary Necrosis (Sheehan's Syndrome)
Authors: CLIFTON K. MEADOR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 August 1966The Sella Turcica in Postpartum Pituitary Necrosis (Sheehan's Syndrome)CLIFTON K. MEADOR, M.D., JERRY L. WORRELL, M.D.CLIFTON K. MEADOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JERRY L. WORRELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-2-259 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis study was begun when lateral skull roentgenograms of a recent patient with postpartum pituitary necrosis (Sheehan's syndrome) (1) revealed a very small sella turcica.No previous reports of sella turcica measurements or mention of small sellar size in patients with Sheehan's syndrome were found in the literature. Recently, Fisher and Di Chiro (2) reviewed results of sellar measurements in patients with hypopituitarism. They commented that "a small sella turcica does not exist in adults except in dwarfs" and also stated that "reduction in sellar size has not been shown to occur except in recovery from pathologic erosions." Patients with...References1. SHEEHAN HL: Simmond's disease due to postpartum necrosis of the anterior pituitary. Quart. J. Med. 8: 277, 1939. Google Scholar2. FISHERDI CHIRO RLG: The small sella turcica. Amer. J. Roentgen. 91: 996, 1964. Google Scholar3. GREENMEADORBOSHELLPITTMAN EJCKBRJA: Tests of endocrine function. Alabama J. Med. Sci. 2: 23, 1965. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. TAUNTONMCDANIELPITTMAN ODHGJA Standardization of TSH testing. J. Clin. Endocr. 25: 266, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DI CHIRONELSON GKB: The volume of the sella turcica. Amer. J. Roentgen. 87: 989, 1962. Google Scholar6. ACHESON RM: Measuring the pituitary fossa from radiographs. Brit. J. Radiol. 29: 76, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. SILVERMAN FN: Roentgen standards for size of the pituitary fossa from infancy through adolescence. Amer. J. Roentgen. 78: 451, 1957. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CLIFTON K. MEADOR, M.D.; JERRY L. WORRELL, M.D.Affiliations: Birmingham, AlabamaFrom the Department of Medicine, Medical College of Alabama, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala.This study was supported in part by grants T1 AM5053-09 and 2M01 FR-32-05, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Clifton K. Meador, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Alabama Medical Center, 1919 Seventh Ave., S., Birmingham, Ala. 35233. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMagnetic Resonance Imaging in Sheehan’s Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review of Imaging StudiesEmpty sella in Sheehan's syndromeThe sella turcica in Sheehan’s syndrome: computerized tomographic study in 54 patientsCase Report: Pituitary Atrophy in Patients with Sheehan's SyndromeSELLA SIZE AND CONTENTS IN SHEEHAN'S SYNDROMEMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Pituitary Gland in Sheehan’s SyndromeThe AdenohypophysisEmpty sella of normal size in Sheehan's syndromeGeneralized Diseases and Changes in the Sella TurcicaBIBLIOGRAPHYDie AdenohypophysePituitary StonesGIOVANNI DI CHIRO, M.D., RONALD SALDINO, M.D., WILLIAM L. McGUFFIN JR., M.D., RICHARD A. SACHSON, M.D., PHILLIP GORDEN, M.D., F.A.C.P., FREDERIC C. BARTTER, M.D.The AdenohypophysisObservations and Comments on Failure of Dexamethasone Suppression 1 August 1966Volume 65, Issue 2Page: 259-264KeywordsHemorrhageNecrosisSkull ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...