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Case Report
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| Anesthetic management of a newborn with giant occipital meningoencephalocele: Case report |
| Banu Cevik1, Arzum Orskiran1, Mesut Yilmaz2, Yasin Ekti1 |
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1Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Istanbul, Turkey.
2Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey. |
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doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-08-156-CR-3
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| Cevik B, Orskiran A, Yilmaz M, Ekti Y. Anesthetic management of a newborn with giant occipital meningoencephalocele: Case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(8):10–12. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
The anesthetic management of meningoencephalocele is a challange because of the positioning, handling of the airway and the difficulty in perioperative care.
Case Report: A 10-day-old neonate presented for surgical excision of giant occipital meningoencephalocele. Despite the difficulties, intubation and peroperative anesthetic management of the patient was successfully achieved. Conclusion: Previous similar case reports were reviewed and potential perioperative complications are highlighted. | |
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Key Words:
Encephalocele, Occipital, Anesthesia
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Author Contributions:
Banu Cevik – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Arzum Orskiran – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Mesut Yilmaz – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Yasin Ekti – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Banu Cevik et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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