TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous Resorption of an Occipital Meningocele: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation
AU - Lo Casto, Antonio
AU - Vernuccio, Federica
AU - Piro, Ettore
AU - Salerno, Sergio
AU - Vernuccio, Federica
AU - Pappalardo, Maria Pia
AU - Murmura, Elena
AU - Arculeo, Paolo
AU - Lo Re, Giuseppe
AU - Piro, Ettore
AU - Lo Casto, Antonio
AU - Salerno, Sergio
AU - Murmura, Elena
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Cranial meningocele is a very rare variant of encephalocele. Meningocele can be associated with other disorders and may cause complications. Therapy is usually based on surgical treatment. To our knowledge, we describe the first case of spontaneous resorption of an occipital meningocele in a full-term newborn boy. A full-term newborn was noted to have a large non-skin covered, semitransparent cystic lump in the occipital bone. He underwent computed tomography and a diagnosis of meningocele was proposed. After a few hours, the cystic lump spontaneously readsorbed. After 1 week the patient underwent magnetic resonance. Histology confirmed the diagnosis.
AB - Cranial meningocele is a very rare variant of encephalocele. Meningocele can be associated with other disorders and may cause complications. Therapy is usually based on surgical treatment. To our knowledge, we describe the first case of spontaneous resorption of an occipital meningocele in a full-term newborn boy. A full-term newborn was noted to have a large non-skin covered, semitransparent cystic lump in the occipital bone. He underwent computed tomography and a diagnosis of meningocele was proposed. After a few hours, the cystic lump spontaneously readsorbed. After 1 week the patient underwent magnetic resonance. Histology confirmed the diagnosis.
KW - Perinatology and Child Health; Neurology (clinical)
KW - computed tomography; encephalocele; magnetic resonance; meningocele; occipital meningocele; surgery; Pediatrics
KW - Perinatology and Child Health; Neurology (clinical)
KW - computed tomography; encephalocele; magnetic resonance; meningocele; occipital meningocele; surgery; Pediatrics
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/202653
UR - https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/journal/10.1055/s-00029030
M3 - Article
SN - 1304-2580
VL - 14
SP - 43
EP - 46
JO - Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology
ER -