Endocrine Abstracts

Hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory condition of the pituitary gland. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood and new variants have been recently described. It can be primary (isolated inflammation of the gland, not related with medications, systemic inflammatory disorders, infections, or other diseases), or secondary (associated with systemic inflammatory processes (as sarcoidosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis, Crohn’s disease, Takayasu’s arteritis, Cogan’s synd...

Empty Sella (ES) represents a heterogeneous syndrome, with a completely unknown pathogenesis. Defects in the organogenesis or hypoplasia of the sellar diaphragm (associated with stable or intermittent variation of intracranial pressure and/or with pituitary volume variation) can facile the herniation of the arachnoid space into pituitary fossa and the consequently pituitary compression. ES can be the sequel of necrosis of pituitary adenomas, of hypophysitis or of brain/head tr...

To date, magnetic resonance tomography is generally considered the imaging method of choice for its premium resolution of lesions and surrounding anatomic structures. This is mainly due to the improved soft tissue contrast this method offers. Other advantages are the possibility of direct multiplanar imaging in sagittal, coronal, and axial orientations and the avoidance of ionizing radiation. The goal of all imaging studies in this region is to indicate precisely the location,...