Consequences of a Deficient Sellar Diaphragm

n EPORTS concerning the null sella turclca s . ~ yndrome have produced confusing as well as conflicting hypotheses as to the etiology of this entity. Busch's 6 anatomical description of the incomplete sellar diaphragm and Kaufman's 24 explanation of the physiological mechanisms producing the empty sella have done much to clarify this condition. The purpose of this paper is to further elaborate this entity and to discuss the consequences that...