Frontoethmoidal meningoencephaloceles: a review of 14 consecutive patients

Over a period of 4.5 years, 14 patients with frontoethmoidal meningoencephaloceles were treated. Most patients came from Northern Namibia. Precise delineation of all cranial abnormalities was obtained by modern imaging techniques, and specific patterns of cerebral abnormality were found. The malform...

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Published inThe Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 210
Main Authors Smit, C S, Zeeman, B J, Smith, R M, de V Cluver, P F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1993
Subjects
Encephalocele - surgery
Ethmoid Bone - surgery
Female
Frontal Bone - surgery
Frontal Lobe - abnormalities
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Meningocele - surgery
Namibia
Namibia
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Summary:Over a period of 4.5 years, 14 patients with frontoethmoidal meningoencephaloceles were treated. Most patients came from Northern Namibia. Precise delineation of all cranial abnormalities was obtained by modern imaging techniques, and specific patterns of cerebral abnormality were found. The malformation was corrected in a single stage, and significant modifications have been developed to render the procedure simpler and safer. Information from our series favors delayed neural tube closure as the primary pathogenesis of the defect and suggests a common teratogen as the most probable etiological agent. Our experience leads us to advocate early correction of even small defects.
ISSN:1049-2275