title: Giant encephalocele.
abstract: A 37-year-old man who presented with difficulty breathing and nasal obstruction was found to have a large encephalocele, along with other, associated congenital anomalies. The etiology, epidemiology, classification, clinical presentation, imaging, and surgical approaches used for encephaloceles are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.
authors.forename: Debraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Shaan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Raza
authors.forename: Kofi D O
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Boahene
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quiñones-Hinojosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D061085:Agenesis of Corpus Callosum; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome