Unilateral exophthalmos caused by an anterior ethmoidal meningoencephalocele.

Losken, H W; Morris, W M; Earle, J W · Plast Reconstr Surg · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of unilateral enophthalmos in a 1-year-old child is presented. This was caused by a meningoencephalocele that originated in the anterior cranial fossa and protruded into the orbit through a bony defect at the junction of the frontal and ethmoid bones at the site of the anterior ethmoid canal. This meningoencephalocele was reduced, and the dura was repaired with a temporalis fascia graft. A split calvarial bone graft was inserted into the floor of the orbit, and lateral canthal ligament elevation completed the operative correction.

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