Advanced Hands-on Course in Skull Base Surgery 2024
PROGRAMME
All practical exercises listed here will be introduced by a topic-related 20-minute scientific lecture.
Thursday, 16 May 2024
Anterior skull base & anterior CCJ
8:00 Welcome Prof. J.F. Cornelius
8:05 Scientific Lecture Prof. R. Daniel
8:25 Practical part: Fronto-lateral approach & minimally invasive variants, subtemporal approach & anterior petrosectomy
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Scientific Lecture Prof. M. Bruneau
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, 17 May 2024
Posterior skull base & posterior CCJ
8:00 Scientific Lecture Prof. D. Paraskevopoulos
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 Prof. T. Meling
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, 18 May 2024
Lateral skull base
8:00 Scientific Lecture Dr. Giammatei
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
All faculty members (see below) will be available the whole day to support the participants during the practical exercises and to answer questions.
Invited Faculty
Prof. M. Bruneau, Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital UZ Brussels
Prof. R. Daniel, Head of Skull Base Surgery and Neurovascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital
Prof. T. Meling Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen
Prof. D. Paraskevopoulos, Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Mary University, London
Dr. L. Giammatei, Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, Lausanne University Hospital
Dr. L. Trudeau, Senior Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital CHU Nord Marseille
Local Faculty (Neurosurgical Department of the University Hospital Duesseldorf)
Prof. J.F. Cornelius, acting 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. Simon Schieferdecker