meningocoele

meningocoele

Protrusion (herniation) of the two outer layers of the MENINGES, the dura and arachnoid maters, through a usually developmental bony defect in the skull or spine, to form a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid, lying under the skin. Meningocoele is most commonly found in the condition of SPINA BIFIDA.
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An endoscopic transsphenoidal reduction of the meningocoele and obliteration of the right sphenoid sinus was performed.
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It may equally well be applied to a skin covered lesion such as a meningocoele or a variant of that.
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In one patient with ruptured meningocoele associated with meningitis, two organisms were isolated from one CSF sample.
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Surgical correction of cranial meningocoele in a crossbred calf.
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Spina bifida is characterized as spina bifida cystica (or aperta), which encompasses meningocoele, meningomyelocoele, rachischisis, and anencephaly.
Epidural analgesia for labour in a patient with a neural tube defect

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