title: Recurrent meningitis and frontal encephalocele as delayed complications of craniofacial trauma.
abstract: Frontal sinus back table fractures are seen rarely; also, typical presentation of frontal sinus encephalocele as a delayed complication of frontal sinus fracture is seen more rarely. We present a case of frontal encephalocele and recurrent meningitis as delayed complications of craniofacial trauma. Diagnosis, management, and treatment approaches of these complications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, the Ministry of Health Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gumussoy
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ugur
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cukurova
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uluyol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*