[A case report of sphenoidal encephalocele presenting with cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea].
Sphenoidal encephalocele is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of sphenoidal encephalocele presenting with cerebral spinal fluid rhinorrhea. A 53-years-old man suffered recurrent fever and rhinorrhea. Computed tomography demonstrated a low density area extending from the left middle cranial fossa into the left sphenoidal sinus. Bone defect was identified in the medial surface of the left middle cranial fossa. Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast medium demonstrated peripheral enhancement of the lesion. We diagnosed the lesion as sphenoidal encephalocele. Surgical repair and amputation of the encaphalocele was performed. Sphenoidal encaphalocele should be considered as a possible diagnosis for recurrent fever and rhinorrhea.
Department of Neorosurgery, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka-city, Iwate 020-8505, Japan.
Masaru
M
Takeda
Yasunari
Y
Otawara
Miyuki
M
Abe
Kuniaki
K
Ogasawara
Akira
A
Ogawa
Akira
A
Kurose
Akiyoshi
A
Chiba
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed