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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Hernia > Meningocele
Nervous System Diseases > Nervous System Malformations > Neural Tube Defects > Meningocele
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Nervous System Malformations > Neural Tube Defects > Meningocele

Preferred term

Meningocele  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Herniation, Meningeal
  • Herniation of Meninges
  • Herniations, Meningeal
  • Meningeal Herniation
  • Meningeal Herniations
  • Meninges Herniation
  • Meninges Herniations

Note

  • meningoencephalocele: coordinate IM with ENCEPHALOCELE (IM)

Scope note

  • A congenital or acquired protrusion of the meninges, unaccompanied by neural tissue, through a bony defect in the skull or vertebral column.

In other languages

  • meningoseele

    Finnish

  • aivokalvotyrä
  • meningocele
  • selkäydinkalvotyrä
  • Hjärnhinnebråck

    Swedish

  • Meningocele
  • Rudimentär meningocele
  • Ryggmärgshinnebråck
  • Traumatisk meningocele

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008588

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