Course Directors
Prof. BS Sharma, HOD, Department. of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Prof. SC Sharma, HOD, Department. of Otorhinolaryngology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Prof. Man Mohanjit Singh, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr. Sumit Sinha, Additional Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, JPNATC, AIIMS, New Delhi
Invited Faculty
Prof. Basant K Mishra, Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai
Prof. Suresh Sankhla, Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai
Prof. Sanjay Behari, HOD, Department of Neurosurgery, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Dr Narayan Jayashankar, Senior Consultant ENT and Skull Base Surgeon, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Mumbai
AIIMS Faculty
Prof Rajinder Kumar, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Amandeep Kumar- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Shashwat Mishra- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Ramesh Doddamani- Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Amit Chirom, Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, AIIMS, New Delhi
Course Objectives
The objective of this surgical course is to improve patient care. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify principles of various skin flaps and craniotomies
Describe cavernous sinus anatomy and surgical exposure
Describe and better understand various commonly used anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossa skull base approaches
Review Lateral skull base anatomy and surgical exposures
Identify temporal bone anatomy and specify transpetrosal surgical approaches
Target Audience
Practicing neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, fellows, and residents in training.
Course Schedule- 30.6.2016 (Saturday)- Level I
9.00 – 9.15 am Course introduction- Faculty and participant introduction
9.15 – 9.30 Pre Test
1. Positioning Craniotomy & flaps in neurosurgery procedures- MMS
2. Principles, Indications and Surgical anatomy of Pterional & FTOZ craniotomy- BM
3. Surgical anatomy and Microsurgical approach to the cavernous sinus- SB
4. Anterior Clinoidectomy- Technical note- BM
10.30 – 10.50 am Video Session- Short 5 minute videos each-
1. Pterional Craniotomy- MMS
2. FTOZ Craniotomy- BM
3. Dolenc’s Approach- SB
4. Anterior Clinoidectomy- BM
10.50 – 11.00 am TEA BREAK
10.45 – 12.45 PM Demonstration of excercise (30 minutes each)
1. Pterional craniotomy- MMS
2. Frontotemporal Orbito Zygomatic approach- BM
3. Dolenc Approach- SB
4. Anterior Clinoidectomy- BM
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Hands on Dissection on all Exercises (45 min/ Exercise)
Course Schedule- 31.6.2016 (Sunday)- Level II
9.00- 10.15 AM- Lectures (15 mints each)
1. Translabyrinthine approach for acoustic neuromas- SCS
2. Extended middle fossa approach and anterior petrosectomy- indications and Surgical anatomy- BSS
3. Indications and surgical anatomy of combined petrosal approach- SSK
4. Indications and surgical anatomy of Far Lateral/ extreme / lateral trans condylar approach to Jugular foramen and lateral high cervical region- SB
5. Complication avoidance in skull base surgery- BM
10.15- 11.00 AM Video Session- Short (6+1) minute videos each
1. Translabyrynthine Approach to acoustic neuromas- SCS
2. Mastoidectomy- AC
3. Kawase’s Approach- BM
4. Combined petrosal approach- SSK
5. Far lateral approach- BSS
6. Extreme far lateral/ lateral transcondylar approach- SB<
11.00 AM – 1 PM Demonstration (40 minutes each)
1. Kawase’s Approach- BM
2. Total Petrosectomy- SSK/ NJ
3. Far lateral/ Extreme Far Lateral Approach- SB
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Hands on Dissection on all Exercises4 -4.15 PM- Post-test and Valedictory