Transsphenoidal encephaloceles

D.E Smith; M.J Murphy; P.W Hitchon; R.W Babin; M.M Abu-Yousef

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(83)90030-7

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Transsphenoidal encephaloceles

D.E Smith, M.J Murphy, P.W Hitchon, R.W Babin and M.M Abu-Yousef

Surgical neurology, Vol.20(6), pp.471-480

1983

DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(83)90030-7

PMID: 6648786

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Abstract

Transsphenoidal encephaloceles are rare congenital anomalies that may be immediately apparant in infants that present with multiple cranial midline defects. They should also be suspected in patients presenting with cere-brospinal fluid rhinorrhea, an epipharyngeal soft tissue mass, a visual defect, or an endocrinologic disturbance, especially when associated with midfacial and optic nerve anomalies. Plain x-ray films of the skull may show absence of the sellar floor and a soft tissue mass; the diagnosis is confirmed by computed tomography scanning. Surgical therapy may be indicated for persistent cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, symptomatic epipharyngeal respiratory distress, or progression of neurological deficits. Two cases of transsphenoidal encephalocele are reported.

Transsphenoidal

Encephalocele

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Optic nerve

Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea

Hypothalamic diseases

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Title: Subtitle: Transsphenoidal encephaloceles
Creators: D.E Smith
M.J Murphy
P.W Hitchon
R.W Babin
M.M Abu-Yousef
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Surgical neurology, Vol.20(6), pp.471-480
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(83)90030-7
PMID: 6648786
NLM abbreviation: Surg Neurol
ISSN: 0090-3019
eISSN: 1879-3339
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 1983
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Neurosurgery
Record Identifier: 9984040345002771

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