Abstract
The pituitary rests in the sella turcica, a small cavity in the body of the sphenoid bone. The pituitary stalk, composed of the neural stalk and the surrounding pars tuberalis, passes through the diaphragma sella and connects the gland with the hypothalamus. The optic chiasm lies rostral to this connection while the mammillary bodies are located caudally. The sella turcica in the normal adult does not exceed 15 mm in its anteroposterior diameter and 12 mm in vertical dimension.
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Oyama, T. (1973). Pituitary. In: Anesthetic Management of Endocrine Disease. Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation / Anaesthesiologie und Wiederbelebung / Anesthésiologie et Réanimation, vol 75. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65561-6_3
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