transsellar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trans- +‎ sellar

Adjective[edit]

transsellar (not comparable)

  1. Through, or across the sella turcica
    • 2015 October 17, “Endoscopic Endonasal Approach in the Management of Rathke’s Cleft Cysts”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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.