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Meningocele

Known as: Meningocele [Disease/Finding], Meningeal Herniation, Herniations, Meningeal 
A congenital or acquired protrusion of the meninges, unaccompanied by neural tissue, through a bony defect in the skull or vertebral column.
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Congenital meningoceleLATERAL MENINGOCELE SYNDROMEMeningocele, TraumaticSacral Agenesis Syndrome
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Fetal surgery for neural tube defects.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Temporal bone encephaloceles
This paper reviews the latest literature relating to the diagnosis and treatment of temporal bone encephaloceles, defined as the… 
2002
2002
Vanishing cerebellum in myelomeningocoele.
Reduced hindbrain herniation observed after intrauterine myelomeningocoele repair suggests that posterior fossa changes in… 
1997
1997
Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of groin hernia.
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The authors determine the feasibility of dynamic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the diagnosis of… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Meningoencephalic herniation into the middle ear: A report of 27 cases
Meningoencephalic herniation into the middle ear is a rare and potentially life‐threatening condition that may require prompt… 
1995
1995
Positional obstructive uropathy secondary to ureteroneocystostomy herniation in a renal transplant recipient.
1993
1993
Obstructive uropathy secondary to massive inguinoscrotal bladder herniation.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Loss of accommodation produced by peristriate lesion in man?
We observed a bilateral accommodative paresis associated with a spontaneous parieto-occipital hematoma in a 37-year old patient… 
1986
1986
Is computed tomographic scanning necessary in patients with tentorial herniation? Results of immediate surgical exploration without computed tomography in 100 patients.
Computed tomographic (CT) scans are performed on virtually all patients with severe head injury at the time of admission. Because… 
1982
1982
Syncope as a presenting feature of hindbrain herniation with syringomyelia.
Syncope is rare as a presenting symptom of syringomyelia. Three cases are described in which syncope brought the patient to… 
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