Section: 
Otiology
OtiologyCase report of post-traumatic meningocele of middle cranial fossa
A. S. Lilenko (1), S. B. Sugarova (2), P. R. Kharitonova (3), P. A. Luntovskaya (4), V. A. Tanaschishina (5)
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Nose and Speech, Saint Petersburg, 190013, Russian Federation
UDK: УДК 616.831.9-002:617.34-001-089.843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2025-3-75-80
ABSTRACT
Abstract. Meningocele is a rather rare pathology in otosurgical practice that can lead to life-threatening conditions of the patient. Although numerous cases of cerebral hernias have been documented in the medical literature, otolaryngologists still face the problem of diagnosis and surgical treatment techniques for this pathology. There are few cases of post-traumatic cerebral hernia described in the medical literature. Clinical manifestations often either are absent or appear long after the injury. A 39-year-old patient came to the Saint Petersburg Research Institute of ENT and Speech with the only complaint of discomfort in the left ear when in cold air and a slight decrease in hearing in the left ear after an accident ten years ago. Computed tomography (CT) of the temporal bones showed signs of post-traumatic changes in the left temporal bone, pathological contents were determined in the epitympanum and anterior part of the antrum on the left, raising suspicion of meningoencephalocele or cholesteatoma. Surgery was performed to eliminate the meningocele and plastic surgery of the bone defect of the middle cranial fossa.
Publication date:
17.06.2025
Keywords:
meningocele, middle cranial fossa defect, middle cranial fossa defect plastic surgery For citation:
Lilenko A. S., Sugarova S. B., Kharitonova P. R., Luntovskaya P. A., Tanaschishina V. A. Case report of post-traumatic meningocele of middle cranial fossa. Russian Otorhinolaryngology. 2025;24(3):75-80. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2025-3-75-80