Table 3.

Data of Patients with Meningoceles and Meningiomas Included in This Study

Pat. No.	Etiology of Defect	Gender	Age (y)	Size (mm)	Site of Skull Base Defect	Technique of Duraplasty	Follow-up Period (mo)	Pulsation	Prolapse
Follow-up ranged from 18 to 28 months (median 18 and mean 21.6).
1	Meningoencephalocele	Male	8	4	Ethmoid	Overlay	18	−	−
2	Meningoencephalocele	Male	25	5	Ethmoid	Overlay	12	−	−
3	Meningoencephalocele	Female	34	15	Junction between nasal septum and cribriform plate	Combined overlay and underlay	18	+	+
4	Greater wing meningioma	Male	40	18	Sphenoid and posterior ethmoid area	Combined overlay and underlay	32	+	+
5	Recurrent olfactory groove meningioma	Male	45	10	Olfactory groove	Combined overlay and underlay	28	+	+