Transclival Pseudomeningocele Secondary to Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Case Report and Literature Review

We describe a 52-year-old woman who presented with meningitis secondary to a pseudomeningocele within the sphenoid sinus derived from a bony defect in the clivus. The bony defect was radiologically characteristic of an ecchordosis physaliphora (EP). She underwent surgical repair of the defect and ha...

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Autores principales: Kaul, Sakshi, Khan, Osaama H., Edem, Idara, Lwu, Shelley, Willinsky, Robert, Vescan, Allen, Zadeh, Gelareh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24303343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1348956
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author Kaul, Sakshi
Khan, Osaama H.
Edem, Idara
Lwu, Shelley
Willinsky, Robert
Vescan, Allen
Zadeh, Gelareh
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description We describe a 52-year-old woman who presented with meningitis secondary to a pseudomeningocele within the sphenoid sinus derived from a bony defect in the clivus. The bony defect was radiologically characteristic of an ecchordosis physaliphora (EP). She underwent surgical repair of the defect and had resolution of her symptoms. This case report will discuss the second case of transclival pseudomeningocele in the English literature and present EP as a cause.
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spelling pubmed-38369422013-12-03 Transclival Pseudomeningocele Secondary to Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Case Report and Literature Review Kaul, Sakshi Khan, Osaama H. Edem, Idara Lwu, Shelley Willinsky, Robert Vescan, Allen Zadeh, Gelareh J Neurol Surg Rep Article We describe a 52-year-old woman who presented with meningitis secondary to a pseudomeningocele within the sphenoid sinus derived from a bony defect in the clivus. The bony defect was radiologically characteristic of an ecchordosis physaliphora (EP). She underwent surgical repair of the defect and had resolution of her symptoms. This case report will discuss the second case of transclival pseudomeningocele in the English literature and present EP as a cause. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2013-09-09 2013-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3836942/ /pubmed/24303343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1348956 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers
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Kaul, Sakshi
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Zadeh, Gelareh
Transclival Pseudomeningocele Secondary to Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Case Report and Literature Review
title Transclival Pseudomeningocele Secondary to Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Case Report and Literature Review
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title_fullStr Transclival Pseudomeningocele Secondary to Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Case Report and Literature Review
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title_short Transclival Pseudomeningocele Secondary to Ecchordosis Physaliphora: Case Report and Literature Review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836942/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1348956
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