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- Aaron Mohanty, Arundhati Biswas, Madhusudan Reddy, and Sastry Kolluri.
- Departments of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. aarmohanty@yahoo.com
- Childs Nerv Syst. 2006 Sep 1; 22 (9): 1170-6.
ObjectiveThis report highlights the management of infrequently encountered massive occipital encephaloceles with herniation of large amount of apparently functional cortex into the encephalocele sac.Materials And MethodsTwo children with giant occipital encephaloceles with herniation of significant brain parenchyma into the encephalocele sac were managed with expansile cranioplasty and reconstruction of the calvarial defect with autologus bone graft harvested from the adjacent parietal region.ConclusionsGiant occipital encephaloceles with significant brain parenchyma in the encephalocele sac can be considered for preservation of the herniated parenchyma and expansile cranioplasty.
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