GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.

GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.

Encephalocele is a rarely occurring cranial congenital malformation characterized by the formation of a sac in the cranial vault and herniation of the intracranial structures, at a rate of 0.8–5 per 10,000 live births worldwide. Large size encephaloceles, especially in limited-resource settings, pre...

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Main Author: Damiano Pizzol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2019-10-01
Series:Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
Encephalocele
congenital malformations
low-income countries
Online Access:http://www.embj.org/embj/giant-encephalocele-successful-management-in-limited-resource-settings/
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spelling doaj-c02f43b81f574e6e9b94866e1c0643652020-11-25T02:50:08ZengAssociazione Italiana Giovani MediciEuromediterranean Biomedical Journal2279-71652279-71652019-10-01142611411610.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.26GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.Damiano Pizzol0CUAMM, MozambiqueEncephalocele is a rarely occurring cranial congenital malformation characterized by the formation of a sac in the cranial vault and herniation of the intracranial structures, at a rate of 0.8–5 per 10,000 live births worldwide. Large size encephaloceles, especially in limited-resource settings, present several preoperative, surgical, and postoperative challenges. We report the case of a newborn presenting giant parietal encephalocele who underwent a successful surgical intervention in a limited-resource setting.http://www.embj.org/embj/giant-encephalocele-successful-management-in-limited-resource-settings/Encephalocelecongenital malformationslow-income countries
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GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Encephalocele
congenital malformations
low-income countries
author_facet Damiano Pizzol
author_sort Damiano Pizzol
title GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.
title_short GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.
title_full GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.
title_fullStr GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.
title_full_unstemmed GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS.
title_sort giant encephalocele: successful management in limited-resource settings.
publisher Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
series Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
issn 2279-7165
2279-7165
publishDate 2019-10-01
description Encephalocele is a rarely occurring cranial congenital malformation characterized by the formation of a sac in the cranial vault and herniation of the intracranial structures, at a rate of 0.8–5 per 10,000 live births worldwide. Large size encephaloceles, especially in limited-resource settings, present several preoperative, surgical, and postoperative challenges. We report the case of a newborn presenting giant parietal encephalocele who underwent a successful surgical intervention in a limited-resource setting.
topic Encephalocele
congenital malformations
low-income countries
url http://www.embj.org/embj/giant-encephalocele-successful-management-in-limited-resource-settings/
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