Meningocele
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MeningocoelesMeningoceles are protrusions of the meninges through a defect or weaknessweak point in the skull the skull or spine, usually involving the soft tissues beneath the surface of the skin. They are typically categorized into congenital, iatrogenic (e.g. following a craniotomy, sinus surgery, or as a laminectomy laminectomy complication), and spontaneous.
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meningocoelesmeningocele- congenital cranial
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- congenital cranial
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meningocoelesmeningocele- acquired spinal
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congenital spinal
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A differential diagnosis for both spinal and cranial acquired meningocoelesmeningoceles are pseudomeningoceles, which are CSF collections not not lined by dura.
-<p><strong>Meningocoeles</strong> are protrusions of the meninges through a defect or weakness point in the skull or spine, usually involving the soft tissues beneath the surface of the skin. They are typically categorized into congenital, iatrogenic (e.g. following a craniotomy, sinus surgery, or as a laminectomy complication), and spontaneous. </p><ul>-<li>cranial meningocoeles<ul><li>congenital cranial meningocoeles<ul><li><a href="/articles/cystic-hygroma-vs-occipital-meningocoele-2">cystic hygroma vs. occipital meningocoele</a></li></ul>- +<p><strong>Meningoceles</strong> are protrusions of the meninges through a defect or weak point in the skull or spine, usually involving the soft tissues beneath the surface of the skin. They are typically categorized into congenital, iatrogenic (e.g. following a craniotomy, sinus surgery, or as a laminectomy complication), and spontaneous. </p><ul>
- +<li>cranial meningocele<ul><li>congenital cranial meningocele<ul><li><a href="/articles/cystic-hygroma-vs-occipital-meningocoele-2">cystic hygroma vs. occipital meningocele</a></li></ul>
-<li>spinal meningocoeles <ul>-<li>acquired spinal meningocoeles<ul><li><a href="/articles/lateral-thoracic-meningocoele">lateral thoracic meningocoeles</a></li></ul>- +<li>spinal meningocele <ul>
- +<li>acquired spinal meningocele<ul><li><a href="/articles/lateral-thoracic-meningocoele">lateral thoracic meningocele</a></li></ul>
-<a href="/articles/congenital-spinal-meningocoele">congenital spinal meningocoeles</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/anterior-sacral-meningocele">anterior sacral meningocele</a></li></ul>- +<a href="/articles/congenital-spinal-meningocoele">congenital spinal meningocele</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/anterior-sacral-meningocoele-1">anterior sacral meningocele</a></li></ul>
-</ul><p>A differential diagnosis for both spinal and cranial acquired meningocoeles are <a title="Pseudomeningocoeles" href="/articles/pseudomeningocoele-1">pseudomeningocoeles</a>, which are CSF collections not lined by dura.</p>- +</ul><p>A differential diagnosis for both spinal and cranial acquired meningoceles are <a href="/articles/pseudomeningocoele-1">pseudomeningoceles</a>, which are CSF collections not lined by dura.</p>
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