Abstract

PAZ-IBARRA, J.L. et al. Surgical treatment of primary empty sella syndrome with visual compromise and no evidence of visual system herniation. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2012, vol.73, n.3, pp.251-256. ISSN 1025-5583.

We report the case of a 36 year old woman with primary empty sella syndrome (PESS) and symptoms consisting in headache, progressive concentric peripheral narrowing of vision and oligomenorrhea, who underwent sellar remodeling with placement of an intrasellar autograft. Post operative course showed bilateral improvement in campimetric defect.

Keywords : Intrasellar arachnoidocele; transsphenoidal surgery; visual deficits; chiasmapexy; empty sella.

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