title: A spheno-orbital encephalocele with unilateral exophthalmos.
abstract: Encephaloceles are rare congenital defects in the skull, through which the meninges and brain tissue have herilated. We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with a spheno-orbital encephalocele that presented with pulsatile exophthalmos. A two-stage operation resulted in a good outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic