The Islamabad FESS and Lateral skull base Course
Course Director: To be announced
Faculty: To be announced
Instructors:
1st FESS and Lateral skull base Course with Hands-On Cadaver Dissection:
Day 1
| Time | Outline |
|---|---|
| 07:00 – 07:30 AM | Registration |
| 07:30 – 08:00 AM | Welcoming the external faculty and delegates by Course co-ordinator Overview on objectives of the program by Course director / HOD |
| 08:00 – 09:00 AM | Lecture – Radiological anatomy of nose, PNS and anterior skull base |
| 09:00 - 11:30 AM | Cadaveric dissection demonstration by external faculty Steps of Basic FESS Various advanced Frontal sinus approaches Anatomy and approaches to pterygopalatine fossa, infratemporal fossa, parapharyngeal space (Denker’s approach) Various Endonasal flaps for Skull Base reconstruction |
| 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM | Cadaveric dissection by Hands-on participants & Group A IOM residents |
| 01:00 – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 – 04:00 PM | Cadaveric dissection by Hands-on participants &Group B IOM residents |
Day 2
| Time | Outline |
|---|---|
| 08:0 – 09:00 AM | Lecture – Radiological anatomy of nose, PNS and anterior skull base |
| 09:00 – 11:30 AM | Cadaveric dissection demonstration by external faculty Various endoscopic Skull Base approaches Transcribriform approach Transphenoid approach Transellar approaches Transplanum approach with detailed suprasellar anatomy of ventricles and interpeduncular cistern Transclival approach Anatomy and course of internal carotid artery and circle of Willis, cranial nerves 1-12 Anatomy and approaches to orbit, orbital apex and cavernous sinus Trans Odontoid approach to ventral foramen magnum |
| 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM | Cadaveric dissection by Hands-on participants & Group B IOM residents |
| 01:00 – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 – 04:00 PM | Cadaveric dissection by Hands-on participants & Group A IOM residents |
| 6.00 PM onwards | Banquet dinner |
Day 3
| Time | Outline |
|---|---|
| 08:00 AM – 06:00 PM | Live surgical demonstration of endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery (JNA, Revision FESS, Inverted papilloma, CSF leak repair, Prelacrimal approach for revision AC polyp) |