Encephaloceles: A Review 1971-1990
| Autor: | J. G. Docherty, Daly Jc, Carachi R |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Occipital encephalocele Meningomyelocele business.industry General surgery Infant Newborn Prognosis medicine.disease Hydrocephalus Shunting One year mortality Postal questionnaire Postoperative Complications Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Female Surgery Case note business Encephalocele Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1:11-13 |
| ISSN: | 1439-359X 0939-7248 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2008-1042528 |
| Popis: | Fifty-two patients with an occipital encephalocele were managed at our institution between 1971-1990 inclusive. The case notes of fifty-one patients were available for review. Thirty-four of the patients presented in the first decade of the study. Fifty-seven per cent (29) developed hydrocephalus and 18 of these required shunting. The overall one year mortality was 23% (12) but only one patient died within the last decade. Of 23 patients followed up by postal questionnaire to general practitioners; 14 had no obvious deficit and 9 had a combination of deficits. Only one death occurred after one year of life in a child with a very severe handicap. |
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