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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2018; 05(03): 197-199
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-018-0162-6
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Sincipital Encephalocele, a Rare Anomaly Diagnosed Antenatally in the Late Pregnancy

Mohd Ilyas 
1   Department of Radio-diagnosis and Imaging, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, 190011, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
,
Arshad Bhat
2   SMGS Hospital, Government Medical College, 190011, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
,
Insha Khan
3   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, 190011, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
,
Arif Ahmad Wani
1   Department of Radio-diagnosis and Imaging, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, 190011, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Abstract

A case of sincipital encephalocele with intracranial cyst is presented which was diagnosed at 35 weeks gestational age in a patient who had undergone no ultrasound examination earlier. The purpose of this article is to make the radiologists and the obstetricians aware of this condition, prognosis, and complications.

Keywords

Sinicipital encephalocele - Ultrasonography - Fronto-nasal encephalocele


Publication History

Received: 09 February 2018

Accepted: 27 February 2018

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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