[Anatomical classification of anterior encephaloceles].
The authors present an anatomical classification of the anterior encephaloceles. The importance of a topographic knowledge of such anomalies in their diagnosis and treatment is emphasized in order to avoid complications during the investigation of a cranio-facial protrusion.
Barreto
E
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Departamento de Anatomia, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto (HUPE) da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Barbosa
J
J
Telles
C
C
D004677:Encephalocele / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans
Classificação anatômica das encefaloceles anteriores.