Challenging, giant occipital encephalocele in a pediatric saipanese male.

Autor: Loya J; Department of Neurosurgery University of California San Diego, Rady's Children's Hospital San Diego California USA., Brown NJ; Department of Neurosurgery University of California San Diego, Rady's Children's Hospital San Diego California USA., Gonda D; Department of Neurosurgery University of California San Diego, Rady's Children's Hospital San Diego California USA., Levy M; Department of Neurosurgery University of California San Diego, Rady's Children's Hospital San Diego California USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2023 May 18; Vol. 11 (5), pp. e7380. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 18 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7380
Abstrakt: Key Clinical Message: Giant occipital encephalocele is a rare form of congenital anomaly that involves protrusion of brain tissue (greater in size than the patient's cranial cavity) from a defect in the skull. This case reports illustrates repair of a giant encephalocele and emphasizes important methods to reduce risk for blood loss and other complications.
Abstract: A rare form of congenital anomaly, giant occipital encephalocele involves protrusion of brain tissue from a defect in the skull (in this case from the occiput). While encephalocele itself is a fairly rare entity, those qualifying as "giant"-defined by size of the deformity exceeding that of the skull itself - require very technically challenging surgery.
Competing Interests: Authors report no conflicts of interest related to this work.
(© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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