Transpalatine Route for the Correction of Transsphenoidal Encephalocele in a Child: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract Introduction Transsphenoidal encephalocele is a rare neural tube defect characterized by the herniation of meninges and eventually of parts of the brain through a bony defect in the sphenoid bone. The clinical presentation is variable, and surgical treatment is controversial....

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Main Authors: Aldo José F. da Silva, Fabrício A. C. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-12-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1607999