Open AccessMorphometric analysis of the sella turcica in Northeastern Brazil
Author(s) -
Pablo Mariz de Oliveira,
Amanda do Nascimento Oliveira e Carneiro,
Fábio Antônio Serra de Lima Júnior,
Daniel Dantas da Silva,
Leticia Leite Cavalcante,
Desiré Dominique Diniz de Magalhães,
André de Braga Sá de Oliveira
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.509
Subject(s) - sella turcica , skull , anatomy , human skull , biology , sexual dimorphism , endocrinology
The sella turcica is a structure of the median region of the sphenoid bone. Variations in its morphology are relevant as it is a region subjected to several surgical procedures, mainly related to the pituitary gland. Objective: To analyze the morphology of the sella turcica and its sexual dimorphism in Northeastern Brazil. Methods: Fifteen human skulls from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) were used. The qualitative analysis was performed by classifying the shape of the sella turcica into three types: U, J and flattened. Morphometric data was collected and statistically analyzed to evaluate the relationship between sella morphometry and gender, and between sella and skull measurements. Values of p 0.05). There was a positive linear correlation between STL and SL, and a negative linear correlation between sella turcica width (STW) and sella turcica height (STH) and between STH and bitemporal width (BTW). Conclusion: The results point to important differences in the morphometric parameters evaluated with original findings for this population. Knowledge of the morphology of the sella is essential to plan safer surgical approaches in the pituitary gland or related anatomical structures.