Spontaneous Transethmoidal Meningoceles in Adults: Case Series with Emphasis on Surgical Management

Table 1

Patient	Demographic; (age, gender)	Presentation	Imaging	Diagnosis	Operation
1	42, female	Left CSFL	CT	Meningoencephalocele	TF, FG, PPE bone, and turbinate mucosa
2	43, female	Right CSFL	CT myelography	Meningocele	TF, FG, PPE bone, and turbinate mucosa
3	27, female	Right CSFL, meningitis	CT	Meningoencephalocele	TF, FG, and Surgicel
4	56, female	Right CSFL	MRI	Meningoencephalocele	TF, FG, and Surgicel
5	39, female	Right CSFL	CT myelography	Meningocele	TF, FG, and Surgicel
6	68, male	Right CSFL	CT	Meningocele	TF, FG, and Surgicel
7	43, male	Left CSFL	CT	Meningocele	TF, FG, and Surgicel
8	52, female	Right CSFL, meningitis	CT	Meningocele (x2)	TF, FG, and Surgicel
9	64, female	Right CSFL, meningitis	CT myelography	Meningocele	TF, FG, and Surgicel
10	56, female	Left CSFL	CT	Meningocele	TF, septal flap, and FG

TF: temporalis fascia, FG: fibrin glue, CSFL: cerebrospinal fluid leak, CT: computed tomography, and PPE: perpendicular plate of the ethmoid.