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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-8 | Issue-12
A Rare Case Report of a Preterm Occipital Meningoencephalocele
Dr. Deepu Abraham Cherian, Dr. Anilkumar Peethambaran, Dr. Prashanth Asher
Published: Dec. 5, 2020 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i12.001
Pages: 989-991
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Abstract
Meningo encephalocele is one of the rare manifestation of congenital abnormality in which the brain and overlying meninx protrude out of a defect in the calvaria [1]. This is the case report of one of the monozygotic twin with occipital meningo encephalocele which was unruptured. The child was operated in view of the size and vital contents. The child survived the surgery and was discharged without any postoperative complications.