title: Congenital transsphenoidal meningocele: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Intrasphenoidal meningoencephalocele is a rare clinical entity. Its origin can be congenital, traumatic, tumoral, or spontaneous. Presenting as cerebrospinal fluid fistula with rhinorrhea, the diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon disease is a real challenge for the otorhinolaryngologist. We report a case of sphenoidal meningocele treated using an endoscopic procedure and review the literature regarding its congenital origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blaivie
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lequeux
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kampouridis
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Louryan
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saussez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed