Morphometric Assessment of SellaTrucicaAmong SudaneseUsing Computed Tompography

Abstract

This is descriptive retrospective study aimed to assess sella trucica morphmerty among Sudanese using computed tomography. The study was done in ALZAYTOUNA specialist hospital PACS, sixty healthy subjects selected randomly. 30 males and 30 females, their age was from 1 yrs to more than 60 yrs. The measurement of SL, SW, SHA, SHM, SHP, SD and AP were reported. SPSS used to calculate mean and STD deviation and find correlation. The study found 39 subjects (64.7%) were deep sella morphology and 21 subjects (35.2%) were shallow. The mean and STD deviation of SL, SW, SHA, SHM, SHP, SD and AP was (9.2 ± 2.0 mm), (9.6 ± 2.0 mm), (7.8 ± 1.7 mm), (8.3 ± 1.5 mm) and (7.7 ± 1.7 mm) respectively. Also the study found significant correlation between age and sella trucica measurement parameters. The SL R value 0.451, SW R value 0.600, SD R value 0.566 and AP R value 0.580. The study concluded that the mean and STD of male SL (9.6± 2.4 mm) and for female (8.8± 1.6 mm) and mean and STD for age group (1-10) SL (7.5± 1.1 mm), (10-20) (8.9± 1.7 mm), (20-30)(9.2± 1.5 mm), (30-40) (11.4± 3.5 mm), (40-50) (8.3± 1.8 mm), more than 60 (10.2± 1.2 mm). Also the study concluded that wide variation in sella trucica morphology. The study recommended further studiesfor sella trucica measurement and morphology in a large sample of Sudanese.