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Frontoethmoidal meningocele

MedGen UID:
895696
•Concept ID:
C4280798
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Frontoethmoid meningocele
 
HPO: HP:0030729

Definition

A herniation of meninges through a congenital bone defect in the skull at the junction of the frontal and ethmoidal bones. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFrontoethmoidal meningocele

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PubMed

Diagnosis and management of cephaloceles.
Alexiou GA, Sfakianos G, Prodromou N
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Sep;21(5):1581-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181edc3f6. PMID: 20818248
Cephaloceles: treatment, outcome, and antenatal diagnosis.
Simpson DA, David DJ, White J
Neurosurgery 1984 Jul;15(1):14-21. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198407000-00005. PMID: 6472590

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage during dacryocystorhinostomy in a patient with meningoencephalocele.
Bagheri A, Naghibozakerin J, Yazdani S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2005 Jul-Aug;15(4):500-3. doi: 10.1177/112067210501500414. PMID: 16001385
Localized vitiligo and frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele.
Moore MH
J Craniofac Surg 1997 Jan;8(1):78-9. doi: 10.1097/00001665-199701000-00024. PMID: 10332304
Isotope cisternography and ventriculography in frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele.
Suwanwela C, Poshyachinda V, Poshyachinda M
Acta Radiol Diagn (Stockh) 1973 Jan;14(1):5-8. doi: 10.1177/028418517301400102. PMID: 4541776

Prognosis

Large Isolated Nasoorbital Type of Frontoethmoidal Encephalomeningocele: A Case Report With Long-Term Follow-up.
Charoenvicha C, Khwanngern K, Sirimaharaj W
Ann Plast Surg 2022 Jul 1;89(1):49-53. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003224. PMID: 35749810
Endoscopic cerebrospinal fluid leak closure in an infected field.
Hsu AK, Singh A, Bury S, Schwartz TH, Anand VK, Kacker A
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Jul-Aug;29(4):305-8. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4171. PMID: 26163251
Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele: appraisal of 200 operated cases.
Oucheng N, Lauwers F, Gollogly J, Draper L, Joly B, Roux FE
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2010 Dec;6(6):541-9. doi: 10.3171/2010.9.PEDS1043. PMID: 21121728
Telecanthus and hypertelorism in frontoethmoidal meningoencephaloceles and the surgical correction of these conditions: Part II. A novel surgical approach in the treatment of telecanthus.
Pinzer T, Gollogly J, Krishnan KG, Schackert G, Lauer G
J Craniofac Surg 2008 Jan;19(1):148-55. doi: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3180f610f9. PMID: 18216680
Cephaloceles: treatment, outcome, and antenatal diagnosis.
Simpson DA, David DJ, White J
Neurosurgery 1984 Jul;15(1):14-21. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198407000-00005. PMID: 6472590

Clinical prediction guides

Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele: appraisal of a craniofacial surgical teaching program in Cambodia.
Roux FE, Ou CN, Soum R, Gollogly J, Djidjeli I, Lauwers F
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Feb;21(2):99-106. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.3171/2017.7.PEDS17236. PMID: 29192866
Safe and sustainable: the extracranial approach toward frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocele repair.
Heidekrueger PI, Thu M, Mühlbauer W, Holm-Mühlbauer C, Schucht P, Anderl H, Schoeneich H, Aung K, Mg Ag M, Thu Soe Myint A, Juran S, Aung T, Ehrl D, Ninkovic M, Broer PN
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2017 Oct;20(4):334-340. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.3171/2017.5.PEDS1762. PMID: 28731403
Diagnosis and management of cephaloceles.
Alexiou GA, Sfakianos G, Prodromou N
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Sep;21(5):1581-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181edc3f6. PMID: 20818248
Frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele: new morphological findings and a new classification.
Rojvachiranonda N, David DJ, Moore MH, Cole J
J Craniofac Surg 2003 Nov;14(6):847-58. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200311000-00006. PMID: 14600626
Cephaloceles: classification, pathology, and management--a review.
David DJ
J Craniofac Surg 1993 Oct;4(4):192-202. PMID: 8110899

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