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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan;9(1):MD03-4.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/10685.5426. Epub 2015 Jan 1.

Meningoencephalocoele in a mastoid cavity: a case report and review of literature

B Y Praveen Kumar  1 , P Vijay  2 , Neelesh Tiwari  3 , Shilpa Tubajirao Hotkar  3
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Case Reports

Meningoencephalocoele in a mastoid cavity: a case report and review of literature

B Y Praveen Kumar et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

A young adult male presented to us with a discharging mastoid cavity. Clinical and radiological examination revealed cholesteatoma recidivism along with a meningoencephalocoele (ME) which was managed successfully. Two year follow-up revealed no recurrence of the pathology.

Keywords: Mastoid; Meningoencephalocoele; Temporal bone.

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Coronal CT revealing the meningoencephalocoele
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Axial CT showing a high facial ridge
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Operative photograph showing the tegmen defect and meningoencephalocoele
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Postoperative photograph showing a healed mastoid cavity
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