Open AccessSurgical technique and review of management of frontoethmoidal encephalocoele - A case report
Author(s) -
H. Abdourafiq,
Farid Zahrou,
L. Benantar,
K. Aniba
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_274_20
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , occipital bone , skull , cerebrospinal fluid leak , radial head , cerebrospinal fluid , pathology , elbow
Encephalocoele is a herniation of the brain formed during embryonic development, because of the incomplete closure of Neural Tube. It is a rare skull defect and most cases are located in the occipital bone. Frontal encephalocoeles are very rare and they may involve the ethmoid bone, nasal bones and/or the orbits. Surgical repair is complex and usually requires a multidisciplinary approach.