Operative survival of Children with Congenital Encephalocele at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa University, College of health sciences and School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2024-10-03
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Addis Ababa University
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Encephalocele, a subtype of neural tube defects, is characterized by the protrusion of cranial contents through a defect in the skull. The goal of surgery for encephalocele involves excision of the sac, followed by watertight dural repair, and often reconstruction of the bony defect. Survival of children born with EC varies widely across the regions
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Encephalocele, Operative survival, cranial anomalies