title: Conjunctival Mass as an Initial Presentation of Iatrogenic Orbital Encephalocele.
abstract: A 46-year-old woman presented with a symptomatic conjunctival mass of the right eye, appearing 2 months after undergoing right frontal craniotomy to excise a meningioma. MRI of the brain revealed a new iatrogenic encephalocele extending into the right temporal orbit. Our opinion is that the conjunctival mass resulted directly from this encephalocele. To date this has been conservatively managed, and we believe this to be the first report of an iatrogenic encephalocele presenting in this manner.
authors.affiliation: a Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, West of England Eye Unit, Exeter , United Kingdom and.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rautenbach
authors.affiliation: a Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, West of England Eye Unit, Exeter , United Kingdom and.
authors.forename: Dhanurjaya Vignesh
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Thyagaraja
authors.affiliation: b Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital , Ophthalmology , Exeter , United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Irvine
mesh_terms: D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Conjunctival mass; meningioma; orbital encephalocele