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18628548

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
In Cambodia, spina bifida is rare, but frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocoeles (MECs) are common. Mean life expectancy for patients with congenital MECs may be <20 years, but the complex treatment required has not been available in the country until recently. During visits by combined neurosurgical/craniofacial teams from both Germany and France, a method of repair has been developed that is suitable for the local conditions, affordable and has allowed Cambodian surgeons to learn how to successfully treat MECs. The surgical technique and initial results with 30 patients have been described in a previous publication. This paper presents the outcomes of 128 cases and illustrates that it is cost-effective for these patients to be treated in Cambodia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0049-4755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-70
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocoele repair in Cambodia: outcomes and cost comparisons.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Surgical Centre, Kien Khleang, Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. jim@csc.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article