title: Unilateral naso-orbital meningocele and bilateral congenital fistulae of the lacrimal passages.
abstract: Orbital meningocele is the protrusion of a sac containing cerebrospinal fluid into the orbit, through a defect called cranium bifidum. Although the occipital and frontal basis of the cranial cavity constitute the two most frequent localizations, this pathology may rarely be located in the naso-orbital region. Other developmental anomalies of the eyes may accompany the anomalies of the bony orbit. The case described in the present paper had a right naso-orbital meningocele associated with bilateral fistulae of the lacrimal passages which represents a very rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akdemir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paşaoğlu
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Ekinciler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selçuklu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karaküçük
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Oktem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed