Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocoele repair in Cambodia: outcomes and cost comparisons

J Gollogly; N Oucheng; G Lauer; T Pinzer; F Lauwers; F E Roux; Will G B Singleton; S Douglas

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Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocoele repair in Cambodia: outcomes and cost comparisons

J Gollogly, N Oucheng, G Lauer, T Pinzer, F Lauwers, F E Roux, Will G B Singleton, S Douglas

Bristol Medical School (THS)

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-70
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trop Doct
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2007.070124
Publication status	Published - Jul 2008

Keywords

Adolescent
Cambodia
Child
Child, Preschool
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Encephalocele
Ethmoid Bone
Female
Frontal Bone
Humans
Infant
Male
Meningocele
Postoperative Complications
Treatment Outcome

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