The shape and size of sella turcica in skeletal class I, II and III Pakistani subjects | [Pakistan Journal of Surgery • 2021]

Author(s):

1. Quratul aine Shabbir: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

2. Hassan S: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

3. Zia-Ur-Rehman M: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

4. Afzal J: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

5. Haider E: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

6. Ali F: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

7. Saleem A: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

8. Zafar S: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

9. Jahangeer A: Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to establish relationship between the shape and size of sella turcica and its correlation with skeletal class I, II , and III Pakistani subjects to determine the dif erences in gender, age and skeletal pat erens. In this study, lateral cephalometric radiographs of 350 individuals between the ages 7-60 years were selected. Manual tracing was used to calculate the length, depth and diameter of sella turcica. Morphological abberations types were identifi ed. Results showed variation in morphological appeaarance in majority of subjects (76 percent). No signifi cant dif erence in linear dimensions between genders could be found. When age was evaluated, signifi cant dif erences were found. Sella size of older age group was larger than in the younger age group. Signifi cant dif erence was found in diameter of sella between class II and class III subjects. Larger diameter values were present in class class III subjects, while smaller diameter sizes were apparent in class II subjects(multiple comparison test). When gender, age and type were all compared with the size of sella (regression analysis), age was signifi cantly related to change of length, depth and diameter. Results of the current study can be used as a reference standards for further investigations involving the sella turcica area in Pakistani subjects.

Page(s): 283-290

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Surgery, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Year: 2021

Keywords:

length , Sella turcica , lumbosacral myelomeningocele , Cushings syndrome , the presence of intrasellar adenomas , growth hormone defi ciency , primary hypopituitarism , depth and diameter of sella turcica , Williams syndrome , lateral cephalometric radiographs

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