Program

CONFERENCE - Scientific Program

DAY 1: 2 October, 2009 (Friday)

8.00 AM – 5.00 PM: Registration

8.30 AM – 9.00 AM: Inauguration

9.00 AM – 10.30 AM: Session 1 - Award and other papers (Each 8+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. K V R Sastry, Dr. I .Dinakar, Dr. A K Singh

• Transpetrous approach to large cerebello pontine angle lesions - Dr. Suchanda Bhattacharjee, Hyderabad [Award]
• Tumor control and cranial nerve preservation after gamma knife surgery for trigeminal schwannomas - Dr. Manish Sharma, Delhi [Award]
• Fungal Allergic Sinusitis with skullbase erosion: A Review of Four Cases - Dr. Vipin Arora, Chandigarh [Award]
• Surgical management of suprasellar meningiomas - Dr. Ashish Kumar, Mumbai
• Medial sphenoid wing meningioma: clinical presentation and surgical outcome - Dr. S. Shyag, Mumbai
• Midline posterior approach for anterior foramen magnum meningioma - Dr. Alok Umredkar, Chandigarh
• Trigeminal schwannomas – An institutional experience with special emphasis on management of Type 5 trigeminal schwannomas - Dr. Dwarakanath, Bangalore [Award]
• Efficacy of nerve monitoring during surgery for petroclival meningioma: special reference to tumor removal in cavernous sinus - Dr. Masaaki Nakajima, Japan
• Extended Bifrontal Craniotomy – An Experience of 39 cases - Dr. Rahul Gupta, Delhi [Award]

10.30 AM – 11.45 AM: Session 2 - Reconstruction/transfacial approaches (Each 10+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. Ohata, Dr. M R C Naidu

• Microvascular flap reconstruction in neurosurgery - Dr. Srikanth, Hyderabad
• Trans facial approaches to skull base lesions - Dr. Suresh Dugani, Belgaum
• Maxillary swing-zygomatico maxillary osteotomy for skull base tumor - Dr. R S Mittal, Jaipur
• Free Anterolateral thigh flap microvascular reconstruction for craniofacial oncological resections - Dr. Aliasgar, Mumbai
• Galeopericranial flap for anterior skull base reconstruction - Dr. Bipin Verghese, Trivandrum
• Skull Base Repair: An Overview - Dr. Anand S. Dank, Mumbai

11.45 AM – 1.30 PM: Session 3 - Endoscopy (Each 12+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. A K Reddy, Dr. R T S Naik, Dr. Pieper

• Techniques in endoscopic repair of CSF leaks - Dr. R Nannapaneni, UK
• Lessons learned in change from microsurgery to endoscopic surgery - Dr. Murali Guthikonda, USA
• Expanded endonasal approach for excision of odontoid process - Dr. Sudhir, Delhi
• Endoscopy in pituitary lesions - Dr. Salman, Karachi, Pakistan
• Endoscopic solution to superior orbital fissure syndrome - Prof. Muthu Kumar, Chennai
• Role of Intra op MRI for pituitary lesions - Dr. Arya Nabavi, Kiel, Germany
• To assess various endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal techniques and its complication for treatment of pituitary adenomas - Dr. Shyam Sunder, Delhi (8+2)

1.30 PM – 2.15 PM: Lunch

2.15 PM – 3.30 PM: Session 4 - Skullbase infections (Each 10+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. Morwani, Dr. T V Srinivas, Dr. Dan Fliss

• Challenges of Skull Base Surgery to Otolaryngologist - Dr. Rafiq Ahmad Pampori, Srinagar
• Management of Infections of the Skull Base - Dr. K P Morwani, Mumbai
• Imaging in Skullbase infections - Dr. Ram Mohan, Hyderabad
• An analysis of 103 cases of Skull Base Aspergillosis over a decade - Dr. Sandeep Mohindra, Chandigarh
• Skullbase fungal infections – surgical outcome - Dr. Jagadeeshwara Reddy, Hyderabad
• Medical Management and prognostic factors - Dr. Sita Jayalakshmi, Hyderabad
• Role of Voriconazole in Skull base Aspergillosis - Dr. Satyawati Mohindra, Chandigarh

3.30 PM – 4.00 PM: Coffee Break

4.00 PM – 4.45 PM: Session 5 - Skullbase surgery in Children (Each 12+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. A K Mahapatra, Dr.V K Jain

• Skullbase lesions in the first year of life - Dr. Sandip Chaterjee, Kolkatta
• Skullbase surgery in children - Dr. Dan Fliss, Israel
• Skulllbase encephalocele – management - Dr. A K Mahapatra, Lucknow

4.45 PM – 5.30 PM: Session 6 - Complex skullbase case management (Each 8 min)
Co-Ordinator: Dr. Deepu Banerji

• Dr. Suresh Nair, Trivandrum
• Dr. Deepu Banerji, Mumbai
• Dr. Manas Panigrahi, Hyderabad

Panel Members: Dr. Ohata, Dr. Murali Guthikonda, Dr. Dan Fliss, Dr. B K Misra, Dr. V K Jain

6.00 PM – 7.00 PM: Executive body meeting

7.00 PM – 8.00 PM: Workshop on Neuronavigation in Skullbase surgery (I - PLAN)

8.00 PM onwards: Dinner

DAY 2: 3 October, 2009 (Saturday)

8.00 AM onwards: Registration

8.00 AM – 10.00 AM: Session 7 - Anterior cranial fossa approaches (Each 12+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. Murali Guthikonda, Dr. Dilnawaz, Dr. Suresh Nair

• Management of meningiomas around the optic nerve: How to improve optic function
  - Dr. Rajneesh Kachhara, Indore
• Management of Anterior skull base malignancies - Dr. Sampath, Bangalore
• Anterior clinoidectomy – video demonstration - Dr. Ravi Mohan, Trivandrum
• The Surgical Management of Parapharyngeal Space Lesions - Dr. Dan Fliss, Israel
• Extended transphenoidal approaches: techniques, indications and limitations - Dr. Deopujari, Mumbai
• Olfactory – Groove Meningioma: Analysis of surgical approaches - Dr. Suresh K. Sankhla, Mumbai
• Tuberculum sella meningioma - Dr. D Banerji, Mumbai
• Suprasellar lesions – surgical planning - Dr. A K Singh, Delhi

10.00 AM – 11.15 AM: Session 8 - Middle cranial fossa approaches (Each 12+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. S K Gupta, Dr. K K Turel, Dr. Sampath

• Basilar apex aneurysm - Dr. Sanjay Behari, Lucknow
• A complex case of Craniopharyngioma – video presentation - Prof. K Ohata, Japan
• Lesions around posterior incisura - Dr. Manas Panigrahi, Hyderabad
• Middle fossa approach – video presentation - Dr. Satish Rudrappa, Bangalore
• Anterior petrosectomy – video presentation - Dr. Aashish Suri, Delhi

11.15 AM – 12.30 PM: Session 9 - Post cranial fossa approaches (Each 12+2 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. R Nannapaneni, Dr. B S Sharma, Dr. Ravi Mohan

• Petroclival lesions – Optimising the surgical approach - Dr. S. K. Gupta, Chandigarh
• Supracerebellar approach to petroclival meningioma - Dr. Atul Goel, Mumbai
• Surgery for Petroclival Meningioma - Dr. Ohata, Japan
• Skullbase approaches to aneurysm - Dr. B. K. Misra, Mumbai
• Lateral and extreme lateral skull base approach in cerebello-pontine angle lesions - Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh, Chennai
• Transpetrous approaches - Dr. K P. Morwani, Mumbai

12.30 PM – 1.15 PM: Session 10 - Presidential Oration (45 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. S N Bhagvati, Dr. D Raja Reddy

• Introducer - Dr. Manish Singh Sharma
• Improved access to tumors ventral to brain stem and basal brain - Dr. B.S. Sharma

1.15 PM – 2.00 PM: Lunch

2.00 PM – 3.00 PM: Session 11 - Oral Poster session (award poster session)
Chairpersons: Dr. Prakash, Dr. A K Purohit, Dr. Kailai Rajan

• Skullbase tumor in infancy – case report - Dr. Mohan Rao, Hyderabad
• Trans Sphenoid Surgery: Beginners Perspective - Dr. K V L Narsinga Rao, Bangalore
• Dumbbell hypoglossal schwannoma - Dr. Rajesh Reddy, Hyderabad
• Transfacial access to skull base tumours – a cadaveric study - Dr. David Thakaran, Trivandrum
• Hypothalamic glioma – Is tissue diagnosis essential? - Dr. Kalyan, Hyderabad
• Treatment Strategy in Jugular Foramen Tumours - Dr. Pandurang Mare, Mumbai
• A prediction model for extent of surgical excision of CP angle tumours, - Dr. Phaniraj, Hyderabad
• Unusual radiological feature of Null cell pituitary adenoma mimicking pituitary tubercular abscess - Dr. Bharat Gupta, Ludhiana
• Pituitary Tuberculoma – a case report with review of literature - Dr. T Amit Kumar, Hyderabad
• Study of Vertebral artery in CV Junction pathology - Dr. Elvis, Bangalore
• Management of giant aneurysm - Dr. Srinivas, Hyderabad
• Far lateral approach for tumors - Dr. Biswal, Hyderabad
• Inflammatory pseudotumor of anterior skull base – a case report with review of literature - Dr. G. Venugopal, Hyderabad

3.00 PM – 5.00 PM: Session 12 - Pre work shop symposium (live edited video) (Each 12+3 min)
Chairpersons: Dr. Martin Bettag, Dr. Atul Goel, Dr. B K Misra

• Transciliary supraorbital keyhole craniotomy: Technique, applications - Dr. H.S. Bhotoe, Delhi
• Supraorbital Craniotomy: Present indications and strategy - Dr. B. K. Misra, Mumbai
• Aggressive skull base surgery to MISS: front to back of the skull base - Dr. Murali Guthikonda, USA
• Expanded Endoscopic Endonasal approaches - Dr. Martin Bettag, Germany
• Endoscopic anatomy of posterior fossa - Dr. Daniel Pieper, USA
• Anterior Interhemispheric approach for suprasellar lesion - Dr. K K Turel, Mumbai
• Two hand technique of dissection of acoustic neurinoma – video presentation - Prof. Atul Goel, Mumbai
• Transnasal endoscopic approach – video on cadaveric dissection - Dr. Deopujari, Mumbai

5.00 PM – 6.00 PM : General Body meeting

7.00 PM onwards: Valedictory function and Banquet Dinner

HANDS ON CADAVERIC WORKSHOP

(Venue at Dept. of Anatomy - Gandhi Medical College)

DAY 3: 4 October, 2009 (Sunday)

Midas Rex Certification course 8.00 AM – 10.00 AM

1. Transnasal transsphenoidal approaches - Dr. Deopujari, Dr. Martin Bettag
2. Minifrontal craniotomy and endoscopic anatomy of anterior Cranial fossa - Dr. H S Bhatoe, Dr. B K MISRA and Dr. Suresh Shankla

1. Middle Cranial Fossa approach and endoscopic anatomy - Dr. Atul Goel, Prof. Ohata, Dr. Asish Suri
2. Posterior Cranial Fossa approach and endoscopic anatomy - Dr. Murali Guthikonda, Dr. Deepu Banerjee, Dr. Daniel Piper