<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nasal meningoencephaloceles are rare findings, represented by protrusions of intracranial contents into the nasal cavity. They present as unilateral masses, and commonly determine unilateral nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea and non-characteristic headaches.</p><p>We present the case of a 34-year-old patient diagnosed with a posttraumatic transethmoidal meningoencephalocele. The patient presented with unilateral nasal obstruction, mild headache and episodic watery rhinorrhea. The treatment was endoscopic endonasal surgical excision and repair of the skull base defect, in a mixt ENT-neurosurgical team. Patient follow-up showed no remaining mass or symptoms and normal closure of the skull base defect.</p></abstract>

Nasal meningoencephaloceles are rare findings, represented by protrusions of intracranial contents into the nasal cavity. They present as unilateral masses, and commonly determine unilateral nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea and non-characteristic headaches.We present the case of a 34-year-old patient diagnosed with a posttraumatic transethmoidal meningoencephalocele. The patient presented with unilateral nasal obstruction, mild headache and episodic watery rhinorrhea. The treatment was endoscopic endonasal surgical excision and repair of the skull base defect, in a mixt ENT-neurosurgical team. Patient follow-up showed no remaining mass or symptoms and normal closure of the skull base defect.

Endoscopic endonasal resection of a nasal meningoencephalocele - Case report

“Prof. Dr. D. Hociota” Institute of Phono-Audiology and Functional ENT Surgery

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Department of Morphological Sciences, Discipline of Anatomy

“Carol Davila” University for Medicine and Pharmacy

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Nasal meningoencephaloceles are rare findings, represented by protrusions of intracranial contents into the nasal cavity. They present as unilateral masses,...

Endoscopic endonasal resection of a nasal meningoencephalocele - Case report

Published Online: Nov 08, 2017

Page range: 235 - 239

Received: Sep 29, 2017

Accepted: Oct 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjr-2017-0025

Keywords
nasal meningoencephaloceles, nasal endoscopy, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea

© 2017 Vlad Budu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Endoscopic endonasal resection of a nasal meningoencephalocele - Case report

Published Online: Nov 08, 2017

Page range: 235 - 239

Received: Sep 29, 2017

Accepted: Oct 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjr-2017-0025

Keywordsnasal meningoencephaloceles, nasal endoscopy, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea

© 2017 Vlad Budu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
nasal meningoencephaloceles, nasal endoscopy, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea