空蝶鞍一词是由Bush于1951年首先提出,以前曾对这种病例应用了不同的名称如“鞍内蛛网膜憩室”、“鞍内囊肿”、“鞍隔缺损”和“鞍内池”等。Bush在尸检中发现,有些病例鞍隔孔扩大或鞍隔完全缺损,垂体腺位于鞍底成一窄小的圆边形。其后有不少文献报告,并将其分为原发性和续发性两种。原发 The term empty sella was first proposed by Bush in 1951. Previously, different names such as “arachnoid diverticulum,” “sella saddle,” “septal defect,” and “saddle pool ”Wait. Bush found at autopsy that in some cases, the atrial septum was enlarged or the septum was completely impaired, and the pituitary gland was located at the bottom of the sella into a narrow, rounded shape. Since then there are many reports of the literature, and divided into two kinds of primary and secondary. Original