Meningoencephalocoele in a Mastoid Cavity: A Case Report and Review of Literature

B.Y. Praveen Kumar; P. Vijay; Neelesh Tiwari; Shilpa Tubajirao Hotkar

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2015/10685.5426

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (Jan 2015)

Meningoencephalocoele in a Mastoid Cavity: A Case Report and Review of Literature

B.Y. Praveen Kumar,
P. Vijay,
Neelesh Tiwari,
Shilpa Tubajirao Hotkar

Affiliations

B.Y. Praveen Kumar: Assistant Professor, Department of ENT, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, India.
P. Vijay: Assistant Professor, Department of ENT, Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya, India.
Neelesh Tiwari: Junior Resident, Department of ENT, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, India.
Shilpa Tubajirao Hotkar: Junior Resident, Department of ENT, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/jcdr/2015/10685.5426
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. MD03 – MD04

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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.

Published in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

ISSN: 2249-782X (Print); 0973-709X (Online)
Publisher: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.jcdr.net/

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