Pre-Natal Diagnosis of Occipital Encephalocele: A Rare Case

作     者：Oumaima Mhamdi Sarah Boujida Youssed Saoudi Hassani Tber Amina Aziz Baydada Najia Zeraidi Aicha Kharbach Oumaima Mhamdi;Sarah Boujida;Youssed Saoudi Hassani;Tber Amina;Aziz Baydada;Najia Zeraidi;Aicha Kharbach

作者机构：Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Maternity of Souissi Ibn Sina Hospital Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V Souissi University Rabat Morocco 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology》 (妇产科期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第12卷第7期

页      面：599-604页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Encephalocele Prenatal Diagnosis Tube Neural Malformation 

摘      要：Background: Encephalocele is defined as the externalization of brain tissue and/or meninges out of the skull through a congenital bone defect. It’s a rare congenital malformation with a high risk of mortality and morbidity. Unfortunately, Prenatal diagnostic is still rare. Aims: The aim is to describe the main characteristic of this malformation and the optimal management to improve the prognosis. Case Presentation: we report the case of 32-year-old women diagnosed at 34 weeks gestation with a live fetus with occipital encephalocele. Conclusion: Through this case and the review of the literature we will highlight the diagnostic sources in order to improve the diagnosis and the management.