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diaphragma sellae
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diaphragma sellae,
diaphragma sellae
a sheet of dura separating the pituitary gland in its fossa from the brain above.
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[FIGURE 7 OMITTED] [FIGURE 8 OMITTED] [FIGURE 9 OMITTED] [FIGURE 10 OMITTED] Pituitary fossa pathology The "empty sella" appearance is due to the patulous diaphragma sella and extension of the suprasellar subarachnoid space.
Imaging sellar and suprasellar pathology by Shah, Lubdha M.; Phillips, C. Douglas / Applied Radiology
Alternatively, a diverticulum that forms within the arachnoidal layers progressively enlarges; this may develop beneath the diaphragma sella or invaginate through it.
Rapidly Progressive Visual Loss Caused by a Sellar Arachnoid Cyst: ... by Weil, Robert J. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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