Endoscopic treatment of an oral cephalocele. Case report.
This report describes an unusual cephalocele originating in the temporobasal region and protruding through the sphenopetral area into the oral cavity. A rapid and nonaggressive endoscopic procedure was performed. The relationship between this type of cephalocele, spontaneous anteroinferior temporal encephaloceles, and nasopharyngeal brain heterotopia is discussed.
Raftopoulos
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
David
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Allard
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Ickx
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Balériaux
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D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000601:surgery*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives
D014014:Tissue Adhesives