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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2017-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1607999 |