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Transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele

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Background. Encephaloceles are rare cranio-facial developmental anomalies.

Case report. In this paper, we discuss the case of an 8-month-old girl affected by a transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele and try to give landmarks of the state of art in the surgical treatment of this rare pathology.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University, Medical School, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy, Italy

    F. Formica, A. Iannelli & C. Di Rocco

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University, Medical School, Rome, Italy, Italy

    G. Paludetti

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Formica, F., Iannelli, A., Paludetti, G. et al. Transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele. Childs Nerv Syst 18, 295–298 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-002-0578-z

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