Transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele.
BACKGROUND
Encephaloceles are rare cranio-facial developmental anomalies.


METHODS
In this paper, we discuss the case of an 8-month-old girl affected by a transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele and try to give landmarks of the state of art in the surgical treatment of this rare pathology.
Formica
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Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Medical School, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. cityfalcon58@hotmail.com
Iannelli
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Paludetti
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Di Rocco
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008588:Meningocele / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities