[Successful surgery for extensive meningoencephalocele in a 4 weeks old infant]

The state, and the successful surgical intervention in the case, of an exceptional meningoencephalocele, which has not so far been reported in the literature, are described. The cele originated from the petrous portion of the temporal bone and was unconnected with the brain. Protrusion was toward the pharynx, parotid region, and as far as the throat.