meningocele

• Término médico que designa un defecto congénito del sistema nervioso central en el cual un saco lleno de líquido cefalorraquídeo protruye a través de un orificio en el cráneo o en la columna vertebral, pero no contiene tejido nervioso.

A medical term for a congenital defect of the central nervous system where a sac filled with cerebrospinal fluid protrudes through an opening in the skull or spine, but does not contain nerve tissue.

1. Congenital spinal defectC2formalmedical

   A congenital anomaly of the central nervous system in which a sac protruding from the brain or the spinal meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid but no nerve tissue.

   Meningocele espinal

   • The newborn was diagnosed with meningocele shortly after birth.
   • Surgery is often required to repair a meningocele.
   • Meningocele is a form of spina bifida that typically does not involve nerve damage.