Transsellar

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Through, or across the sella turcica not-comparable

    "Out of 21 patients with cysts with an intra and suprasellar location, we performed an extended approach in those cases with a larger suprasellar component and when the transsellar route could damage the pituitary gland or didn’t let to access and/or empty the suprasellar component of the lesion."

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"Out of 21 patients with cysts with an intra and suprasellar location, we performed an extended approach in those cases with a larger suprasellar component and when the transsellar route could damage the pituitary gland or didn’t let to access and/or empty the suprasellar component of the lesion."

Etymology

From trans- + sellar.

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