Posttraumatic iatrogenic meningoencephalocele following tympanoplasty: illustrative case
Yuka Saito, Kei Yamashiro, Hiroshi Abe · 2026
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Description
Yuka Saito, Kei Yamashiro, and Hiroshi Abe reported a delayed brain herniation after ear surgery in a teenage girl in a 2026 case report. A head injury had cracked her temporal bone along the plate over the ear canal. Ear surgery followed for hearing loss and face weakness, without opening the brain lining.
A year later, scans showed brain tissue sagging through that plate into the surgery cavity. At repair, the lining under the crack had vanished and the bone gap had grown. The authors think the brain's steady weight widened the crack once surgical support was gone. A fascia patch rebuilt the base and recovery was smooth. They warn that fractures of this plate, like infection damage, flag a risk of late herniation after ear surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuka Saito, Kei Yamashiro, Hiroshi Abe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |