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Meningoencephalocele of the paranasal sinuses
Author(s) -
Kane Arden M.,
Loré John
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197512000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , paranasal sinuses , sinus (botany) , presentation (obstetrics) , neurosurgery , otorhinolaryngology , lesion , radiology , surgery , anatomy , botany , biology , genus
Meningoencephaloceles are not commonly seen by the otolaryngologist. They occur most frequently in the lumbosacral area where they are five times as common as in the occipital area. The anterior cranial presentation is quite rare. Most patients with meningoencephaloceles present early with large lesions and are treated by the neurosurgeon. Two patients are presented who had small meningoencephaloceles which were located in the paranasal sinuses and successfully treated by an extracranial approach. This approach is recommended for those lesions of the paranasal sinus where the resulting bony defect from the removal of the lesion is small and the sinus is not infected.