Giant occipital encephalocele: a case report, surgical and anesthetic challenge and review of literature

Abstract Background An encephalocele is a congenital neural tube defect characterized by herniation of cranial contents through a defect in the cranium and is caused by failure of the closure of the cranial part of the developing neural tube. An encephalocele is termed as “giant encephalocele” when...

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Main Authors: Soha Zahid, Ahtesham Khizar
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: SpringerOpen 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b05eb5df4c5e4b9d9bfeaa68bee2503d
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