title: Partial thickness autologus calvarial bone orbitocranioplasty for a sphenorbital encephalocele presenting as pulsatile exophthalmos.
abstract: Basal encephalocele accounts only 1.5% of all encephaloceles. But Sphenorbital encephalocele is the rarest cause of herniation of brain into orbit leading to pulsatile exphothalmos. Authors presenting a case of sphenorbital encephalocele in a 16 yrs old girl successsfully managed by orbitcranioplasty by partilal thickness autologus calvarial bone graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Adarsh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Amrish Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: Subodh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hiran
keywords: Cranioplasty; pulsatile exophthalmos; spenorbital encephalocele