title: Craniofacial correction of giant frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Eppley
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Hathaway
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kalsbeck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: 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