Repair of Temporal Bone Encephalocele following Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy

We report a rare case of a temporal bone encephalocele after a canal wall down mastoidectomy performed to treat chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. The patient was treated successfully via an intracranial approach. An enhanced layer-by-layer repair of the encephalocele and skull base deficit wa...

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Main Authors: Sarantis Blioskas, Ioannis Magras, Stavros Polyzoidis, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Georgios Psillas, Stamatia Dova, Konstantinos Markou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/271824