title: Repair of Temporal Bone Encephalocele following Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy.
abstract: We report a rare case of a temporal bone encephalocele after a canal wall down mastoidectomy performed to treat chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. The patient was treated successfully via an intracranial approach. An enhanced layer-by-layer repair of the encephalocele and skull base deficit was achieved from intradurally to extradurally, using temporalis fascia, nasal septum cartilage, and artificial dural graft. After a 22-month follow-up period the patient remains symptom free and no recurrence is noted.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Sarantis
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6967-0633
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blioskas
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Neurosurgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Magras
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Neurosurgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1034-1370
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polyzoidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kouskouras
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3509-6519
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Psillas
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatia
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7188-039X
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dova
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1 Stilponos Kyriakidi Street, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9891-5185
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Markou