Endonasal endoscopic management of the craniopharyngeal canal meningoencephalocele using a nasoseptal flap in a 6-month-old infant


Basak H., KAHİLOĞULLARI G., MORALI GÜLER T., Sayaci E. Y., ETUŞ V., MEÇO C.

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, vol.36, no.11, pp.2883-2886, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-020-04602-w
  • Journal Name: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.2883-2886
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Endonasal endoscopic approach (EEA) has become a routine and effective method for the management of large skull base defects in adults and increasingly in older pediatric populations despite their challenging narrow transnasal corridors. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of a large craniopharyngeal canal (CC) meningoencephalocele in a 6-month-old infant managed purely through EEA, also by utilizing a pedicled nasoseptal flap (PNF).