Endoscopic management of congenital meningo-encephalocele with nasal flaps.
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.
Nogueira
Joao Flavio
JF
São Paulo ENT Center - Hospital Professor Edmundo Vasconcels, Brazil. joaoflavioce@hotmail.com
Stamm
Aldo Cassol
AC
Vellutini
Eduardo
E
Santos
Fabio Pires
FP
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