MORNING. 3D Theatre

8.00-8.30am. The sellar and parasellar region anatomical limits and neurovascular structures (JA)

8.30-9.00am. The transcranial microscopic corridors to the sellar and parasellar regions (VF)

9.00-9.30am. Anatomical variations in sellar & parasellar regions. How does it affect to our planning? (MM)

9.30-10.00am. Basic concepts in endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery to the sellar and parasellar region (EC/AK)

Coffee break

10.30-11.00am. Surgical treatment of pituitary adenomas. Predicting how much to be safely removed (JA)

11.00-11.30am. Giant pituitary adenomas: extended endonasal endoscopic vs. transcranial microscopic approaches (AS)

11.30-12.00pm. Endoscopic management of craniopharyngiomas (MM)

12.00-12.30pm. Microsurgical management of craniopharyngiomas (SE)

12-30-1.00pm. An anatomical understanding of the anterior transpetrosal approach (LB)

1.00-1.30pm.

AFTERNOON. Laboratory

Laboratory Stations:

– Live endoscopic dissection: endoscopic endonasal approach to the sellar and parasellar regions. 90 min.

– Hands-on session: microscopic anatomy of the orbit and surgical routes. 90 min.

MORNING. 3D Theatre

8.00-8.30am. The Superior Orbital Fissure. A window between the orbit, middle and anterior fossae (ILM)

8.30-9.00am. Cavernous sinus anatomy: endonasal endoscopic and transcranial-microscopic correlation (SW)

9.00-9.30am. Cavernous sinus from a surgical perspective (AC)

9.30-10.00am. Expanded endonasal approaches to the cavernous sinus. Classification of tumor invasion (EC/AK)

Coffee break

10.30-11.00am. Intracranial carotid artery and the relationship with the pterygopalatine, infratemporal and middle fossa. Kassam’s areas (EC/AK)

11.00-11.30pm. Transcavernous anterior transpetrous rhomboid approach (AS)

11.30-12.00pm. Pre-, Subtemporal, and Transpetrous bone routes to the middle and infratemporal fossae (PG)

12.00-1.00pm. Optimally invasive skull base surgery: lowering concepts to the earth (RD)

1.00-1.30pm. Closure.