title: Completely intraosseous atretic meningocele.
abstract: Atretic meningoceles are infrequent congenital malformations resulting from the herniation of meninges through a skull defect. All prior reported cases have had a subcutaneous component with or without an underlying osseous defect. We report the unusual case of a completely intraosseous atretic meningocele.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif., USA. ldavidso@usc.edu
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Gomez
authors.forename: J Gordon
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: McComb
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*