Congenital transsphenoidal meningocele in a newborn: A case report.

Introduction: Congenital transsphenoidal meningocele is extremely rare. Aim: We present a newborn who was found to have a large midline cystic mass protruding from a cleft palate. Case study: Radiological imaging showed a large cerebrospinal fluid mass herniating through a large anterior cranial fossa defect into the sphenoid sinus with extension to the nasal cavity through a cleft palate into the oral cavity. Results and discussion: A bifrontal craniotomy and decompression of meningocele with dura repair was performed. Conclusions: The child was discharged healthy postoperatively and on monthly follow-up and subsequently thriving well with improving neurological recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]