ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY & SKULL BASE (November, 19-20, 2017)

NOVEMBER 19

8:00 Registration of participants
8:30 Course introduction
9:00 Lectures: Surgical anatomy of the paranasal sinuses- Radiology Vascularization of sinonasal districts -Anatomy of the nasolacrimal system
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Dissection on anatomical specimen. Uncinectomy- Identification of the Maxillary Natural Ostium- Middle Meatal Antrostomy – Sphenopalatine artery detection –  Medial maxillectomy
18:00 Closing remarks – end of the first day
20:30 Social dinner

NOVEMBER 20

8:30 Lectures Medical treatment of sinusitis and antibiotic choice Topical therapy (corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid) Discussion of clinical cases with the audience
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Dissection on anatomical specimen The frontal recess and frontal sinusotomy Access to the posterior ethmoid and its orientation. Trans-septal and trans-ethmoidal sphenoidotomy Sphenoid sinus inspection – landmarks
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy Removing of the lamina papyracea-orbital decompression Anterior skull-base resection 
 Skull base repair with autologous material
18:00 Closing remarks and certificates delivery

FACULTY

Dr. Luca D’Ascanio (Mantova)
Dr. Puya Dehgani Mobaraki (Perugia)
Dr. Enzo Emanuelli (Padova)
Dr. Sauro Giommetti (Perugia)
Dr. Fabrizio Longari (Perugia)
Dr. Domenico Maggiore (Firenze)
Dr. Fabio Pagella (Pavia)
Dr. Mario Rigante (Roma)
Dr. Giovanni  Tomacelli (Lecce)