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The pituitary infundibulum (aka pituitary stalk) is a funnel-like structure that connects the median eminence of the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland.
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Pituitary Stalk
Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is a distinct developmental defect of the pituitary gland identified by magnetic resonance imaging and characterized by a thin, interrupted, attenuated or absent pituitary stalk, hypoplasia or aplasia of the adenohypophysis, and an ectopic posterior pituitary.
