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Congenital meningocele

MedGen UID:
488957
•Concept ID:
C1261470
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Herniation of Meninges; Herniation, Meningeal; Herniations, Meningeal; Meningeal Herniation; Meningeal Herniations; Meninges Herniation; Meninges Herniations; Meningocele; Meningoceles
SNOMED CT: Congenital meningocele (172069000); Congenital hernia of dura mater (172069000); Congenital hydromeningocele (172069000)

Definition

A congenital abnormality in which the meninges protrude through a defect in the spinal column or the cranium. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of closed spina bifida: multicenter case series and review of the literature.
Milani HJF, Barreto EQS, Chau H, To NH, Moron AF, Meagher S, Da Silva Costa F, Araujo Júnior E
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2020 Mar;33(5):736-742. Epub 2018 Sep 6 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1500543. PMID: 30001658
Evaluation and Long-term Management of Neurogenic Bladder in Spinal Dysraphism.
Le HK, Cardona-Grau D, Chiang G
Neoreviews 2019 Dec;20(12):e711-e724. doi: 10.1542/neo.20-12-e711. PMID: 31792158
Differential diagnosis and diagnostic flow chart of joint hypermobility syndrome/ehlers-danlos syndrome hypermobility type compared to other heritable connective tissue disorders.
Colombi M, Dordoni C, Chiarelli N, Ritelli M
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2015 Mar;169C(1):6-22. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31429. PMID: 25821090

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Diagnosis

Congenital meningocele associated with corpus callosum agenesis and midline superior labial cleft due to Tessier 0-14 facial fissure: A case report.
Fandiño A, Herrera AJ, Feo OE, Ronderos AM, Ospina JC, De León O
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Feb;129:109764. Epub 2019 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109764. PMID: 31706112
Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea at myringotomy. A meningocele through a defect in the tegmen.
Jones NS
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1991 Feb;21(1):79-83. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(91)90062-g. PMID: 2037421

Prognosis

Encephalocele development from a congenital meningocele: case report.
Gandhoke GS, Goldschmidt E, Kellogg R, Greene S
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2017 Nov;20(5):419-422. Epub 2017 Sep 8 doi: 10.3171/2017.6.PEDS17178. PMID: 28885087

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