Craniofacial cleft with naso-ethmoidal encephalocele--case report.
The anterior skull base of a patient with a craniofacial cleft with naso-ethmoidal encephalocele was reconstructed using temporo-parietal and frontal galea-pericranial flaps and free cranial bone grafts, to prevent meningitis caused by trans-nasal infection. The patient had frequent episodes of meningitis before surgery, however, no episodes of meningitis have been observed up to 1 year postoperatively.
Kawakami
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Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Tsukada
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Taniguchi
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Katou
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Iizuka
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D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods