Management of frontoethmoidal (sincipital) encephalocele

Authors
Songur, E Mutluer, S Gurler, T Bilkay, U Gorken, C Guner, U Celik, N
Citation
E. Songur et al., Management of frontoethmoidal (sincipital) encephalocele, J CRANIOF S, 10(2), 1999, pp. 135-139
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
ISSN journal
10492275 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
135 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-2275(199903)10:2<135:MOF(E>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Frontoethmoidal encephaloceles are congenital malformations that cause comp lex deformities in the frontal, orbital, and nasal regions. As the term imp lies, with frontoethmoidal encephaloceles, intracranial material has hernia ted through the dural and skull defect. In this report, 21 patients with fr ontoethmoidal encephalocele operated by a craniofacial team are presented, and accompanying anomalies, results, and complications are discussed.