Frontoethmoidal Encephalomeningocele: New Morphological Findings and a New Classification

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 847-858

  Rojvachiranonda, Nond ^a   David, David J ^b   Moore, Mark H ^b   Cole, Josh ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone defect; Cephalocele; Classification; Frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele; Morphological findings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHMOID BONE; FACE; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCELE; NASAL BONE; NOSE INJURY; ORBIT; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKULL BASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALOCELE; ETHMOID BONE; FACE; FEMALE; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCELE; NASAL BONE; NOSE DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; ORBIT; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1542653330     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200311000-00006     Document Type: Review

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