Two-stage surgical intervention for a rare case of intersected nasoethmoidal encephalocele and open-lip schizencephaly in an infant: illustrative case
Management involved a two-step surgical procedure, addressing hydrocephalus with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and the encephalocele with posterior excision, thereby facilitating optimal cortical gray matter development and enhancing neurological outcomes. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24259.
Authors
- Juan Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-6419)
- Raul Ramirez-Grueso
- Silvia Suárez-Monsalve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-7686)
- Santiago Campos-Fajardo
- Karen Lorena Jacomussi-Alzate
Institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO)
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO)
- Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud (CO)
- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (MX)
- Universidad del Rosario (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24259
- Primary Topic
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00