Open AccessGiant occipital encephalocele in an infant: A surgical challenge
Author(s) -
Pramod Sreekanta Murthy,
Shravan Kumar Kalinayakanahalli Ramkrishnappa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_115_18
Subject(s) - encephalocele , medicine , occipital region , girl , occipital bone , lesion , surgery , anatomy , skull , psychology , developmental psychology
Giant occipital encephalocele is an uncommon condition. The sheer size of the lesion poses a challenge to the surgeon and the anesthetist. Here, we present a 4-month-old girl child presenting with a progressively increasing swelling in the occipital region since birth. The child after evaluation underwent repair of the encephalocele. The purpose of this report was to highlight the difficulties faced during surgery while operating on such a huge occipital encephalocele.