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Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Surgery (basic course). February 21, 2012 Napoli, ITALY. U niversi t à degli S t udi di N apoli F ederico II. Course Directors: Paolo Cappabianca Luigi M. Cavallo Guest Faculty: Giulio Maira Local Faculty Annamaria Colao Oreste de Divitiis
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Endoscopic Endonasal Pituitary Surgery (basic course) February 21, 2012 Napoli, ITALY Universitàdegli Studi di Napoli Federico II • Course Directors: • Paolo Cappabianca • Luigi M. Cavallo • Guest Faculty: • Giulio Maira • Local Faculty • Annamaria Colao • Oreste de Divitiis • Marialaura Del Basso De Caro • Matteo G. de Notaris • Felice Esposito • Domenico Solari • Vita Stagno • Featuring: • Lectures • Live Surgical Demonstrations • Pituitary Adenomas • Non-Adenomatous Sellar Lesions • Surgical Simulator Hands-on • Program Highlights: • Anatomy • Surgical Technique • Instruments • Neuroendocrinology • Reconstruction Techniques • Complications • Tips & Tricks • Case Discussion Course Description This workshop is intended to teach how to perform endoscopic pituitary surgery, by means of lectures, live surgery demonstrations and hands-on. The faculty and the trainees will exchange experiences and questions during a one-day full immersion with the Naples School. Registration fee is €500.00. Twenty attendees will be enrolled. Course will be held on-site at the Department of Neurosurgery of the Federico II University Hospital. Under the auspicies of: WFNS, SINch, ISPS, UNINA, ANEMA
9.00 am Registration 9.15 am Welcome and introduction 9.30 am Special lecture: Surgical approaches to the sellar-suprasellar region. ( G. Maira) 10.00 am Endoscopic anatomy of the endonasal approach to the sellar region. (M. de Notaris) 10.15 am Endoscopic endonasal approach to pituitary adenomas (P. Cappabianca) 10.30 am Live surgery (1st patient). Coffee break will be available 12.00 pm Instruments for the endoscopic approach (D. Solari) 12.15 pm Peri-operative management of patients with pituitary adenoma (A. Colao) 12.30 pm Surgical complications of the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach (O. de Divitiis) 12.45 pm The endoscopic endonasal approach for non adenomatous sellar lesions (F. Esposito) 1.00 pm Reconstruction of the sella after transsphenoidal surgery (V. Stagno) 1.15 pm 2ndLive surgery. Lunch will be available 3.00 pm Video on endoscopic endonasal dissection: tips and tricks (L.M. Cavallo) 3.15 pm Hands-on session on plastic model. How to reach the sella 4.45 pm Discussion on selected clinical cases 6. 00 pm Adjourn For information, please contact: ANEMA onlus (Associazione per la ricerca in Neurochirurgia e Chirurgia Maxillo-facciale) Dr. Caterina Andriani caterina.andriani@gmail.com Tel/fax: 0039 081 19560905 Thanks to: Main sponsor www.neurosurgery.unina.it