Craniofacial correction of giant frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele.
The surgical treatment of a very large anterior encephalocele in an infant is presented. Because of the large size of the encephalocele, a combined transfacial-transcranial approach was used for correction of the associated intracranial, cranioorbitonasal bone, and facial skin deformities.
Eppley
B L
BL
Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
Hathaway
R R
RR
Kalsbeck
J E
JE
Rosenthal
M
M
D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps