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Published on: February 29, 2020
Meningocoele of fallopian canal causing recurrent meningitis
G Dhanasekar1, K Pearman, R Irving
1Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK. DhanasekarENT@aol.com
Objective:
We report a rare case of meningocoele of the fallopian canal resulting in recurrent meningitis.
Methods:
We present a case report together with a review of the world literature concerning meningocoele of the fallopian canal and meningitis.
Results:
A child developed profound, bilateral, sensorineural hearing loss as a result of meningitis caused by a meningocoele of the fallopian canal. He was treated with bilateral cochlear implantation, with a subtotal petrosectomy and middle ear and eustachian tube obliteration on the affected side.
Conclusion:
Meningocoele of the fallopian canal has rarely been reported. This lesion can present with recurrent meningitis and, rarely, with facial weakness. All children with recurrent meningitis should be investigated for skull base defects. Treatment aims to prevent further episodes of meningitis; we recommend that this is best achieved by the technique of subtotal petrosectomy, with obliteration of the middle ear and eustachian tube.
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