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| Year : 2018 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 2 | Page : 264-266 |
Double encephalocele: An unusual presentation
Enono Yhoshu, Vedarth Dash, Monika Bawa
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Monika Bawa
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatric Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/JPN.JPN_22_18
The occurrence of multiple neural tube defects in a single patient is rare; the cases reported in the past are mostly of thoracic and lumbosacral region. Double occipital encephaloceles are rare; only four cases have been reported till date. Here we report a case of double encephalocele—one in the vertex and the other in the occiput, and a literature study on similar reports.
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