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Endoscopic management of basal encephaloceles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. H. Marshall ,
N. S. Jones  and
I. J. A. Robertson
A. H. Marshall
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
N. S. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
I. J. A. Robertson
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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Abstract

Encephaloceles have been traditionally treated by a transcranial or external approach. The advent of endoscopic sinus surgery has allowed a new intranasal approach for the treatment of basal encephaloceles, minimising patient morbidity. We discuss the classification and presentation of encephaloceles, and present our experience in the repair of six cases. We believe transnasal endoscopic repair is the method of choice in dealing with selected basal encephaloceles.

Keywords

EncephaloceleCerebrospinal FluidEndoscopy SurgeryParanasal Sinuses
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 7 , July 2001 , pp. 545 - 547
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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