Pacific Rim Master Class in Endoscopic Endonasal and Keyhole Surgery

Pacific Rim Master Class in Endoscopic Endonasal and Keyhole Surgery is organized by Academic Event Management and will be held from Jan 24 - 27, 2019 at DoubleTree Suites By Hilton Hotel Santa Monica, Santa Monica, California, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is Neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists/ENT/rhinologists, plastic surgeons, and neuro-ophthalmologists/ophthalmologists with some prior experience in endoscopic and keyhole surgery who want to expand their repertoire and capabilities. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Course Description:
This course will provide an extensive immersion in advanced endonasal and transcranial keyhole surgical
techniques using didactic and 3-D anatomical lectures, cadaveric dissections, and a live surgery on Day
The course faculty are highly experienced and recognized world-experts in minimally invasive endoscopic
and keyhole surgery. The course emphasis will be on: patient and approach selection, surgical
judgement, anatomical awareness, technical nuances, complication avoidance, maintaining quality of life
and optimizing clinical outcomes. Specific approaches discussed and performed in the lab will include:
endoscopic endonasal route including extended approach variations, supraorbital eyebrow craniotomy,
mini-pterional craniotomy, gravity-assisted trans-falcine and trans-tentorial endoscopic approaches and
the retromastoid route. A team approach involving neurosurgery, otolaryngology and neuro-ophthalmology
will be stressed as well as collaboration with neuro-oncology, endocrinology and radiation oncology. A
portion of Day 3 will have parallel sessions on keyhole surgery for neurosurgeons,
and endonasal approaches for ENTs/ophthalmologists. 

Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:
• Gain an advanced understanding of when and how to utilize endonasal endoscopic and keyhole transcranial approaches
• Understand and gain experience with endoscopic-assisted keyhole surgery via the supraorbital, mini-pterional, gravity-assisted (trans-falcine and sitting supracerebellar trans-tentorial) and retromastoid approaches
• Understand the essential instrumentation and ancillary services essential for safe endoscopic endonasal and transcranial keyhole surgery
• Understand methods of skull base reconstruction and avoidance of CSF leaks and meningitis
• Understand methods of complication avoidance in endonasal endoscopic and keyhole surgery approaches

Course Topics:
• Pre-course Principles of Expanded Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches
• Pre-course The Sinonasal Corridor
• Pre-course Anatomy of the Sinonasal Tract & Skull Base (Extradural)
• Pre-course Anatomy of the Cranial Nerves and Cerebral Circulation (Extradural)
• Pre-course Reconstruction of the Skull Base: From Free Grafting to Vascularized Flaps
• Pre-course Sagittal Plane EEA Modules I: Trans-sellar, Trans-planum, and Trans-cribiform
• Pre-course Practical Approach to Imaging of the Cranial Base
• Pre-course Endovascular Approach: How I can get you out of trouble (even deep, deep, deep...trouble)
• Pre-course Sagittal Plane Modules II: Trans-clival, Trans-odontoid
• Pre-course Trans-orbital Endonasal Approaches
• Pre-course Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Resection for Sinonasal Malignancy: Principles and Outcomes
• Pre-course Anatomical Basis for the Transpterygoid Approaches
• Pre-course Coronal Plane Modules
• Pre-course Supraorbital Eyebrow Craniotomy
• Pre-course Trans-falcine Gravity-Assisted Craniotomy
• Pre-course Supracerebellar Trans-tentorial Gravity-Assisted Craniotomy
In addition, we will provide copies of the prosection videos, a dissection manual in .pdf format, and references. We encourage the participants to go over this material before the course.