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Abstract
This case report describes a 4 months old infant with a lump on forehead since birth. The lump turned out to be an atretic encephalocele. Herniation of brain matter through scalp suture lines during intrauterine life is a rare happening. Congenital and environmental factors have been implicated.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14700500 DOI: 11.2003/JCPSP.667668
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak ISSN: 1022-386X Impact factor: 0.711