PROGRAMME
All practical exercises listed here will be introduced by a topic-related 20-minute scientific lecture.
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Anterior skull base & anterior CCJ
8:00 Welcome
8:05 Scientific Lecture
8:25 Practical part: Fronto-lateral approach & minimally invasive variants, subtemporal approach & anterior petrosectomy
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Scientific Lecture
14:25 Practical part: Fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic approach; clinoidectomy & sinus cavernosus Antero-lateral approach to CCJ and management of the vertebral artery
18:00 Debriefing
Friday, 12 May 2023
Posterior skull base & posterior CCJ
8:00 Scientific Lecture
8:25 Practical part: Retrosigmoidal approach & opening of the internal auditory canal Posterior midline, supracerebellar-infratentorial & telo-velar approach
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Scientific Lecture
14:25 Practical part: Postero-lateral approach to the CCJ (far lateral approach and variants), C1& C2 and anatomy of the vertebral artery, landmarks of screw placement C0-C4 for Occ Cerv Fusion
18:00 Debriefing
Saturday, 13 May 2023
Lateral skull base
8:00 Scientific Lecture
8:25 Practical part: Posterior petrosectomy & variants, strategic planning in complex skull base surgery, peri-operative management & intra-operative monitoring, complication prevention & trouble- shooting
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Free section
15:00 Farewell
Invited Faculty
Prof. M. Bruneau, chairman of the neurosurgical department at UZ Brussel
Prof. R. Daniel, Associate Professor, Lausanne university hospital
Prof. S. Froelich, Professor and Chairman, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris
Prof. T. Meling, Head of department at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Prof. P.H. Roche, Head of Neurosurgery Department, Hôpital Nord, Marseille
Prof. M. Tatagiba, Chairman, neurosurgery university hospital Tuebingen
Local Faculty (Neurosurgical Department of the University Hospital Duesseldorf)
Prof. J.F. Cornelius, Chairman
Prof. Th. Beez, Head of paediatric neurosurgery, Vice chairman
Prof. K. Beseoglu, Head of Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Scientific Organization
Prof. J.F. Cornelius
Dr. Johannes Knipps
Dr. Juliane Weski
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