2017-18 Cost of Attendance Estimates. The Campus Financial Aid Staff calculates an estimated cost of attendance for student financial aid applicants based on federal student aid guidance. The VP of Financial Aid reevaluates the components within these costs periodically to help estimate costs accurately.
With empty sella syndrome, CSF has leaked into the sella turcica, putting pressure on the pituitary gland. This causes the gland to shrink or flatten. Primary empty sella syndrome occurs when one of the layers (arachnoid) covering the outside of the brain bulges down into the sella and presses on the pituitary.
Alternative names for empty sella syndrome ESS. What is empty sella syndrome? The pituitary gland sits in the sella turcica, a bony box at the base of the brain, which protects it. On magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of a normal brain, the pituitary gland would normally almost fill the sella turcica. Empty sella syndrome is a condition where the pituitary gland appears flattened or shrunken within the sella turcica on a MRI scan. Alternatively, the sella turcica can enlarge with the pituitary gland size remaining relatively normal, giving the appearance of an âempty sellaâ.