Giant Occipital Encephalocele – Challenges in Management

Autor:	Jiledar Rawat, Archika Gupta, Ajay Kumar Verma, Ashish Wakhlu, Shiv Narain Kureel, Gyanendra Singh, Anand Pandey
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Head size medicine.medical_specialty Occipital encephalocele Neural tube defect occipital encephalocele business.industry General surgery 030232 urology & nephrology Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease neural tube defect Encephalocele 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Postoperative Periods 030225 pediatrics Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Surgery Original Article giant encephalocele Presentation (obstetrics) business
Zdroj:	Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
ISSN:	1998-3891 0971-9261
Popis:	Introduction: Giant occipital encephalocele (GOE) is a term used when the size of the OE is greater than or equal to the size of the head. It has been limited to case reports, with only sporadic exclusive series. This is a series of GOE managed at our center over time with emphasis on practical problems faced in management. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. The patients were evaluated for the age of presentation, sex, and head size. Any associated neural tube defect was also looked for. Imaging was used for associated brain anomalies and to plan the surgical procedure. The requirement of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt was also assessed. Results: During the study period of 7 years, 11 patients of GOE were admitted. Apart from one, all other patients were
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