Open AccessFracture of the sella turcica
Author(s) -
Arthur B. Dublin,
Virginia C. Poirier
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.127.6.969
Subject(s) - medicine , sella turcica , pneumocephalus , sinus (botany) , complication , radiography , head trauma , anatomy , paralysis , surgery , botany , biology , genus
Fracture involving the sella turcica is a rare complication of head trauma, but extremely important due to its strategic location adjacent to vital vascular and nervous structures. Of 14 cases reviewed, nine had at least one cranial nerve paralysis, with endocrine abnormalities and cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea seen to a lesser degree. The radiographic findings of sphenoid sinus fluid (13 of 14 cases), pneumocephalus, and unusual vascular occlusions are discussed.