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Encephalocoele as a complication of intranasal sinus surgery: optimal evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Leo J. Wolansky ,
Peter K. Chiang ,
John Zurlo ,
Soly Baredes  and
Stephen R. Baker
Leo J. Wolansky*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Peter K. Chiang
Affiliation:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
John Zurlo
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Soly Baredes
Affiliation:
Section of Otolaryngology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Stephen R. Baker
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
*
Address for correspondence: Leo J. Wolansky, M.D., UMDNJ; Radiology/UH C320, 150 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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Abstract

We report a case of post-operative frontal basal encephalocoele evaluated using a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequence, fast inversion recovery for myelin suppression (FIRMS). FIRMS was developed to enhance the differentiation between grey and white matter. In this case, the sequence was beneficial in distinguishing the encephalocoele from adjacent nasal mucosa and secretions.

Keywords

Surgery, operativePost operative complicationsEncephalocoeleMagnetic resonance imaging
Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 8 , August 1998 , pp. 790 - 792
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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