title: Adult intranasal meningoencephalocele presenting as a nasal polyp.
abstract: We present an isolated purely intranasal meningoencephalocele, presenting as a nasal polyp in an adult, which is uncommon. Based on a review of the literature, we emphasize that nasal obstruction may be the only presenting symptom of an intranasal meningoencephalocele.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai, India. kganap@vsnl.com
authors.forename: K Krishna
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ganapathy
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sumathi
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rangachari
authors.forename: Indu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sundararajan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Govindaraj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004724:Endoscopy; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed