Published November 2011 | Version v1
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Basal sphenoethmoidal encephalocele in association with midline cleft lip and palate: case report

Creators

  • 1. Universidade Federal da Paraiba (UFPB), Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil)
  • 2. Universidade Federal da Paraiba (UFPB), Joao Pessoa, PB (Brazil). Dept. de Pediatria e Genetica

Description

Association of basal sphenoethmoidal encephalocele with midline cleft lip and palate is extremely rare. The authors report the case of a nine-year-old girl presenting a midline facial cleft with meningocele that was noticeable through the palatine defect as a medial intranasal pulsatile mass. An analysis of clinical and radiological findings of the present case of cranial dysraphism is carried out. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rb/v44n6/en_a13v44n6.pdf

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rb/v44n6/en_a13v44n6.pdf;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiologia Brasileira
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 399-400
ISSN
0100-3984
CODEN
RDBRAS

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
43005597
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BRAIN; CHILDREN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORAL CAVITY; SINUSES; SKULL
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BODY; CAVITIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MALFORMATIONS; MAMMALS; MAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PRIMATES; RESONANCE; SKELETON; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES