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RESUMEN Introducción: diversos autores reflejan que la morfología de la silla turca constituye un factor predisponente para algunas enfermedades. Por ejemplo, se considera que existe correlación entre la morfología de esta estructura anatómica y varias patologías; como el síndrome de la silla turca vacía, síndrome de Williams, paladar hendido, entre otras. Objetivo: describir las variaciones anatómicas de la silla turca que se observan en las radiografías laterales de cráneo del Hospital Universitario "Faustino Pérez" de la ciudad de Matanzas, en el período de enero del 2017 a enero del 2018. Materiales y métodos: el universo fue 140 radiografías laterales de cráneo, de estas 85 pertenecieron al sexo femenino y 55 al masculino. Las variables estudiadas fueron edad, sexo y variaciones anatómicas de la silla turca. Se emplearon métodos teóricos y empíricos. Resultados: se observó un predominio de la variación anatómica de la silla turca en forma de U, en ambos sexos. Seguido de la forma de J, predominando la variación en forma de U en el grupo etario de 41 a 50 años y la forma de J en los pacientes mayores de 60 años. Conclusiones: es imprescindible el conocimiento de la anatomía normal de la silla turca y de sus variaciones anatómicas, tanto para las especialidades quirúrgicas como para las no quirúrgicas. Un análisis exhaustivo de la morfología de esta estructura es necesario para establecer parámetros que excluyan determinadas patologías.
ABSTRACT Introduction: several authors declare that sella turcica morphology is a predisposing factor to several diseases. For example, it is considered that there is a correlation between the morphology of this anatomical structure and several pathologies like empty sella turcica syndrome, Williams syndrome, cleft palate and others. Objective: to describe the anatomical variants of sella turcica observed in side cranial radiographies of the University Hospital ¨Faustino Perez¨ of Matanzas, in the period January 2017-January 2018. Materials and methods: the universe was 140 side cranial radiography: 85 belonged to female patients and 55 to male patients. The studied variables were age, sex and sella turcica anatomical variables. Theoretic and empirical methods were used. Results: it was observed a predominance of the U-shaped sella turcica anatomical variant in both sexes, followed by the J-shaped one. The U-shaped form predominated in the 41-50-years-old age-group and the J-shaped form in patients elder than 60 years. Conclusions: it is essential to know sella turcica normal anatomy and its anatomical variables, both for the surgical specialties and for the non-surgical ones. It is necessary the exhaustive analysis of this structure to establish parameters excluding several pathologies.
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Humans , Adult , Aged , Sella Turcica/abnormalities , Sella Turcica/pathology , Sella Turcica/diagnostic imaging , Stomatognathic Diseases/diagnosis , Stomatognathic Diseases/epidemiology , Williams Syndrome/epidemiology , Williams Syndrome/diagnostic imaging , Empty Sella Syndrome/epidemiology , Empty Sella Syndrome/diagnostic imaging , Endocrine System Diseases/diagnosis , Endocrine System Diseases/epidemiology , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Causality , Anatomy, Cross-Sectional , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Observational StudyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Empty sella (ES) may be associated with variable clinical conditions ranging from the occasional discovery of a clinically asymptomatic pouch within the sella turcica to severe intracranial hypertension and rhinorrhea. The need for replacement hormone therapy in ES, as in other syndromes that may cause hypopituitarism, must be assessed for every single hormone, including growth hormone (GH). AIM: To determine whether or not the presence of ES could allow some changes in the GH responses of the isolated growth hormone deficiency (GHD) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included a cohort of 59 short stature children and adolescents with isolated GHD. According to computed tomography finding, they were classified into 2 groups: Group 1 included 40 children with normal sella and 19 children with ES in Group 2. All patients received recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) with a standard dose of 20 IU/m2/week. RESULTS: The baseline results were not significantly different for all variables except weight standard deviation was smaller with statistical significant difference (P = 0.02). We identified no significant differences when comparing both groups, except for height standard deviation (HTSD) after the first year of therapy which revealed significant difference in favor of group 1. When comparing pre- and the two post-treatments HTSD results of the studied cases, all showed significant changes after GH therapy. The results of related variables pre-and post-treatment in both the groups showed significant improvement in all variables of the two groups of the study. CONCLUSION: Our study showed a similar stature outcome in the two treatment groups.
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Bone Development/analysis , Child , Empty Sella Syndrome/epidemiology , Growth Hormone/deficiency , Growth Hormone/therapy , Human Growth Hormone/administration & dosage , Human Growth Hormone/therapeutic use , Humans , Sella TurcicaABSTRACT
Se presentan 5 pacientes menores de 12 años, atendidos en el Servicio de Endocrinología del Hospital Pediátrico Docente ®William Soler¼ a quienes se les realizó un estudio imagenológico con tomografía axial computada y resonancia magnética nuclear, para confirmar diagnóstico de endocrinopatía. Tras el estudio se diagnosticó síndrome de la silla turca vacía. Existen diferencias clínicas entre niños y adultos con silla turca vacía; las más relevantes radican en que en los niños no hay predominio de sexo ni asociación con la obesidad, y en ellos se observa la presencia de afecciones endocrinas como expresión de alteraciones hipotálamo-hipofisarias.
The cases of 5 patients under 12 that received attention at the Endocrinology Service of William Soler Pediatric Teaching Hospital and that underwent an imaging study with computerized axial tomography and nuclear magnetic imaging to confirm endocrinopathy were presented. The empty sella syndrome was diagnosed after concluding the study. Clinical differences were observed between children and adults with empty sella syndrome. The most significant were found in children, among whom there was neither predominance of sex nor association with obesity. The presence of endocrine affections as expression of hypothalamus-hypophyseal alterations was observed in them.