Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature
Encephaloceles are defined as the herniation of brain matter beyond the confines of the skull bone through a defect on the cranium or face. The encephaloceles are classified into different categories as per onset as congenital or traumatic, as per contents as meningocele, meningoencephalocele, and h...
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| author | Abhijit Acharya Satya Bhusan Senapati Souvagya Panigrahi Rama Chandra Deo A. K. Mahapatra |
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| description | Encephaloceles are defined as the herniation of brain matter beyond the confines of the skull bone through a defect on the cranium or face. The encephaloceles are classified into different categories as per onset as congenital or traumatic, as per contents as meningocele, meningoencephalocele, and hydromeningoencephalocele, and as per anatomical location into frontoethmoid, basal, occipital, and cranial vault. Transethmoidal encephalocele is a rare type of encephalocele with a very few patients reported in the literature to date. We are presenting two cases of transethmoidal–transnasal encephalocele in the pediatric age group with one being congenital and other traumatic in onset. The first child presented with a mass visible inside the nasal cavity since birth with nasal obstruction. The second child presented with a history of trauma 5 years back followed by occasional cerebrospinal fluid leak, fever, and nasal stuffiness. Both patients underwent craniotomy and excision of the encephalocele with repair of the defect in the cribriform plate. These two uncommon cases highlight the different onsets of the disease successfully managed surgically. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7900c29bfb0545e8a46bb1582536a0e32025-08-20T02:55:09ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672025-08-01140216917110.1055/s-0043-1777348Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of LiteratureAbhijit Acharya0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9793-8406Satya Bhusan Senapati1Souvagya Panigrahi2Rama Chandra Deo3A. K. Mahapatra4Department of Neurosurgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaEncephaloceles are defined as the herniation of brain matter beyond the confines of the skull bone through a defect on the cranium or face. The encephaloceles are classified into different categories as per onset as congenital or traumatic, as per contents as meningocele, meningoencephalocele, and hydromeningoencephalocele, and as per anatomical location into frontoethmoid, basal, occipital, and cranial vault. Transethmoidal encephalocele is a rare type of encephalocele with a very few patients reported in the literature to date. We are presenting two cases of transethmoidal–transnasal encephalocele in the pediatric age group with one being congenital and other traumatic in onset. The first child presented with a mass visible inside the nasal cavity since birth with nasal obstruction. The second child presented with a history of trauma 5 years back followed by occasional cerebrospinal fluid leak, fever, and nasal stuffiness. Both patients underwent craniotomy and excision of the encephalocele with repair of the defect in the cribriform plate. These two uncommon cases highlight the different onsets of the disease successfully managed surgically.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1777348Encephalocelescranial defectsimage-guided neurosurgeryneurosurgery |
| spellingShingle | Abhijit Acharya Satya Bhusan Senapati Souvagya Panigrahi Rama Chandra Deo A. K. Mahapatra Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature Indian Journal of Neurosurgery Encephaloceles cranial defects image-guided neurosurgery neurosurgery |
| title | Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature |
| title_full | Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature |
| title_short | Two Uncommon Cases of Pediatric Transethmoidal–Transnasal Encephaloceles with a Review of Literature |
| title_sort | two uncommon cases of pediatric transethmoidal transnasal encephaloceles with a review of literature |
| topic | Encephaloceles cranial defects image-guided neurosurgery neurosurgery |
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