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Vol. 14 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.26

GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS

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Published: January 12 2026
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Mario Antunes
Department of Surgery, Central Hospital of Beira, Beira, Mozambique, Mozambique.
Damiano Pizzol
d.pizzol@cuamm.org
Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa Cuamm, Mozambique, Mozambique.
Serena Calgaro
Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa Cuamm, Mozambique; Department of Woman’s and Child’s Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, Mozambique.
Francesco Di Gennaro
Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa Cuamm, Mozambique; Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Bari Italy, Mozambique.
Anna Claudia Colangelo
Operational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa Cuamm, Mozambique; Department of Surgery and Organ Transplantation, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, Mozambique.
Encephalocele is a rarely occurring cranial congenital malformation characterized by the formation of a sac in the cranial vault and herniation of the intracranial structures, at a rate of 0.8–5 per 10,000 live births worldwide. Large size encephaloceles, especially in limited-resource settings, present several preoperative, surgical, and postoperative challenges. We report the case of a newborn presenting giant parietal encephalocele who underwent a successful surgical intervention in a limited-resource setting.

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GIANT ENCEPHALOCELE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT IN LIMITED-RESOURCE SETTINGS. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 14. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.26
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