title: Endoscopic management of congenital meningo-encephalocele with nasal flaps.
abstract: The objective of this paper is to present a case of a 2-year-old girl diagnosed with a meningo-encephalocele after episodes of meningitis, and treated with a transnasal endoscopic approach using nasal septal flaps pediculated at the sphenopalatine artery. Endoscopic repair is a viable and minimally invasive alternative to traditional craniotomy, however technical difficulties encountered as well as questions that remain unanswered are discussed.
authors.affiliation: São Paulo ENT Center - Hospital Professor Edmundo Vasconcels, Brazil. joaoflavioce@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Joao Flavio
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Aldo Cassol
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Stamm
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vellutini
authors.forename: Fabio Pires
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps