Congenital transsphenoidal meningocele: case report and review of the literature

Blaivie, Catherine; Lequeux, Thomas; Kampouridis, Stelios; Louryan, Stephanie; Saussez, Sven

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.01.011

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Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 422-424, November 2006

Congenital transsphenoidal meningocele: case report and review of the literature

Catherine Blaivie
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
Thomas Lequeux
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
Stelios Kampouridis
- Department of Medical Imaging, Head and Neck Surgery, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium
Stephanie Louryan
- Laboratory of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Sven Saussez
- Laboratory of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Mons-Hainaut, Mons, Belgium
- Corresponding author. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mons-Hainaut, Pentagone 1B-Avenue du Champ de Mars, 6, B-7000 Mons, Belgium. Tel.: +32 65 37 35 62; fax: +32 65 37 35 57.

Received 8 December 2005

Abstract

Intrasphenoidal meningoencephalocele is a rare clinical entity. Its origin can be congenital, traumatic, tumoral, or spontaneous. Presenting as cerebrospinal fluid fistula with rhinorrhea, the diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon disease is a real challenge for the otorhinolaryngologist. We report a case of sphenoidal meningocele treated using an endoscopic procedure and review the literature regarding its congenital origin.