Repair of Encephalocele with Persistent Craniopharyngeal Canal Defect
Abstract
Persistent craniopharyngeal canal defects (PCCD) with encephalocele are a rare but well described skull base pathology; this is the first surgical video illustrating a repair to our knowledge. The patient is a 27-year-old female with amenorrhea and visual deficits in the setting of a PCCD with encephalocele. She was taken for an endoscopic endonasal repair during which the encephalocele was reduced into the sella and the PCCD was repaired without CSF leak. Publication History Article published online: 27 February 2026 © 2026. Thieme. All rights reserved. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany
Fields of Study & Subjects
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- S 01
- Pages
- S1–S548
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN