Preliminary Program

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Workshop | 6 December 2024
Main conference
Abstracts

Time	Session
08:00 – 09:00	Registration
	Theme: Skullbase and Ventricular Approaches
09:00 – 10:30	Session 1A: Ventricular Surgery
09:00 – 09:15	Introduction Dr. Aneela Darbar, UAE \| Dr. Mohamed Al Olama, UAE
09:15 – 09:30	Anatomy of the Ventricles Dr. Henry Schroeder, Germany
09:30 – 09:45	How I do It: Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Dr. Mohamed Al Olama, UAE
09:45 – 10:00	How I do It: Septum Pellucidotomy Manas Panigrahi, India
10:00 – 10:15	How I do it: Colloid Cyst and Access to lateral Ventricular Lesions Dr. Mohammed Al Asha, UAE
10:15 – 10:30	How I do it: Pineal and Posterior Third Ventricular Lesions Dr. Manas Panigrahi, India
10:30 – 10:40	Coffee Break
10:40 – 12:00	Hands-on Session 1B: Cadaveric Experience All Faculty Members
12:00 – 13:30	Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30	Session 2A: Skull Base Surgery
13:30 – 13:45	Anatomy of Skull Base Khalid Mahmood, Pakistan
13:45 – 14:00	How I do It: Pituitary and Access to Sellar Floor Florian Roser, UAE
14:00 – 14:15	How I do It: Creation of Haddad and Rescue Flap Dr. Mahdi Shkoukani, UAE
14:15 – 14:30	How I do it: CSF Leak and ways to handle it. Dr. Stefan Wolfsberger, Austria
14:30 – 14:45	Coffee Break
14:45 – 16:45	Hands-on Session 2B: Cadaveric Experience All Faculty Members

SATURDAY | 7 December 2024
SUNDAY | 8 December 2024

Time	Session
08:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:15	Opening Ceremony H.E. Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Director-General, Dubai Health Authority H.E. Dr. Essam Al Zarouni, Acting Executive Director, EHS
09:15 – 10:10	Session 1: Skullbase Session Chairs: Dr. Samer Elbabaa, US \| Dr. Chandrasekhar Deopujari, India
09:15 – 9:25	Options in the surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas Dr. Henry W. S. Schroeder, Germany
09:25 – 09:55	Extended endonasal approach to the cavernous sinus Dr. Charles Teo, Australia
09:40 – 09:55	Endoscopic Neurosurgery: Facts, Passion and Fiction Dr. Basant Misra, India
09:55 – 10:10	Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma: Do all roads lead to Rome? Comparative review of surgical approaches Dr. Mohammed Al Asha, UAE
10:15 – 10:30	The Role of Endoscopy in Staging Surgery of Complex Lateral Skull Base Lesions: The Evolution Dr. Samy Youssef, USA
10:30 – 10:37	Panel Discussion / Q&A
10:37 – 10:52	Coffee Break
10:52 – 11:44	Session 2: Vascular Session Chairs: Dr. Mohamed El Beltagy, Egypt \| Dr. Tomoru Miwa, Japan
10:52 – 11:07	Endoscopic-Assistance For Microsurgical Clipping of Aneurysms Dr. Florian Roser, UAE
11:07 – 11:22	Endoscopic Approach to Complex Vascular Lesions Dr. Alvaro Cordova, Uruguay
11:22 – 11:37	Management of Vascular Injuries in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull base Surgery Dr. Mohamed Samy Elhammady, UAE
11:37 – 11:44	Panel Discussion / Q&A
11:44 – 13:14	Session 3: Endoscopic Endonasal (Part 1) Session Chairs: Dr. Charles Teo, Australia \| Dr. Llewellyn Padayachy, South Africa
11:44 – 11:59	Endoscopic face and it’s Importance in skull base Endoscopic Surgery Dr. Mumtaz Khan, Pakistan
11:59 – 12:14	Management of Giant and Dumbbell-shaped pituitary adenomas Dr. Stefan Wolfsberger, Austria
12:14 – 12:29	Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Pituitary Microadenomas Dr. Khalid Mahmood, Pakistan
12:29 – 12:44	Combined use of the endoscope and exoscope in neurosurgery Dr. Llewellyn Padayachy, South Africa
12:44 – 12:51	Panel Discussion / Q&A
13:00 – 14:40	Lunch Break
14:40 – 15:32	Session 4: Paediatric (Part 1) Session Chairs: Dr. Rabia Qaiser, US \| Dr. Ehab Elrefaee, Germany	Session 5: Cerebral Endoscopy Part 1 Session Chairs: Dr. Basant Misra, India \| Dr. Stefan Wolfsberger, Austria
14:40 – 14:55	Practical Considerations During Intraventricular Endoscopic CSF Diversion Procedures Dr. Mumtaz Khan, Pakistan	Management of Supraselycyst Dr. Manas Panigrahi, India
14:55 – 15:10	The Role of Endoscopic in the Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors Dr. Jonathan Roth, USA	Transventricular Surgical Technique for Craniopharyngiomas-Combined Surgery Using Flexible and Rigid Ventriculoscope Dr. Tomoru Miwa, Japan
15:10- 15:25	Neuroendoscopic management of multiloculated hydrocephalus Dr. Llewylln Padayachy, South Africa	Endoscopic Assisted Hemispherotomy Dr. Sandi Lam, USA
15:25- 15:32	Panel Discussion / Q&A	From Trainee to Expert: Neuroendoscopic Skill Acquisition in Neurosurgery Dr. Ryan Zafrani, USA
15:32 – 15:47	Coffee break
15:47 – 17:02	Session 8: Paediatric (Part 2) Session Chairs: Dr. Mohammed Al Olama, UAE \| Dr. Assem Mounir, Egypt	Session 9: Cerebral Endoscopy (Part 2) Session Chairs: Dr. Henry W. S. Schroeder, Germany \| Spyros Sgouros, Greece
15:47 – 16:02	Endoscopic assisted Vs endoscopic endonasal surgery for pediatric craniopharyngioma Dr. Mohamed El Beltagy, Egypt	Neuronavigation in Neuroendoscopy, Practical aspects Dr. Spyros Sgouros, Greece
16:02 – 16:17	The Role of Stented Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Dr. Jonathan Roth, USA	Exo-endoscopic Treatment of Epilepsy Dr. Albert Sufianov, Russia
16:17 – 16:32	Management of complex hydrocephalus Dr. Flavio Giordano, Italy	A Tale of Two Craniopharingiomas Dr. Shlomi Constantini, Israel
16:32 – 16:47	Ventricular Endoscopy: endoscopic lavage in premature infants with intraventricular hemorrhage Dr. Ehab Elrefaee, Germany	Endoscopic Techniques for Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage Removal: State of the art review in 2024 Dr. Clemens Schirmer, USA
16:47 – 17:02	The Past, Present and Future of Endoscopic Pediatric Neurosurgery Dr. Rabia Qaiser, USA	Keyhole Brain Tumor Surgery under Full Endoscopic Control Dr. Waleed Azab, Kuwait
17:02 – 17:17	Panel Discussion / Q&A	ETV for Parkinsonism Related to Hydrocephalus Dr. Kenichi Nishiyama, Japan
17:17 – 17:24		Panel Discussion / Q&A
16:32 – 16:39	Panel Discussion / Q&A	Panel Discussion / Q&A
17:09 – 18:16	Session 12: Cerebral Endoscopy Part 3 Session Chairs: Dr. Christos Profyris, South Africa \| Dr. Mumtaz Khan, Pakistan	17:24 – 18:20	Session 13: ETV/CPC Session Chairs: Dr Samy Youssuf, USA \| Dr. Shlomi Constantini, Israel
17:09 – 17:24	Approaches to Colloid Cysts Dr. Henry Schroeder, Germany	17:24 – 17:39	Kuwait Expertise with ETV Dr. Alya Hasan, Kuwait
17:24 – 17:39	Technological adjuncts in neuroendoscopy and skull base endoscopy Dr. Alexander Micko, Austria \| Prof. Stefan Wolfsberger, Austria	17:39 – 17:54	ETV/CPC The Management of Infantile Hydrocephalus, Neurokids Project Jordan Dr. Anas Said, Jordan
17:39 – 17:54	Endoscopic and Keyhole Approaches to to Large and Complex Anterior and Middle Fossa Pathology Dr. Christos Profyris, South Africa	17:54 – 18:09	ETV and ETV/CPC for hydrocephalus after fetal in-utero myelomeningocele repair Dr. Samer Elbaba, USA
17:54 – 18:09	Innovation in Neurosurgery: from Endoscopy to Fetoscopy Dr. Bassel Zebian, UK	18:09 – 18:24	Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with or without Choroid Plexus Cauterization for Preventing Shunt Dependence in Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Preliminary Results Of A Prospective Clinical Case Series in a Lower -Middle-Income Country (Egypt) Dr. Assem Mounir, Egypt
18:09 – 18:16	Panel Discussion / Q&A	18:24 – 18:30	Panel Discussion / Q&A
18:16 – 18:20	Closing Remarks
19:30 – 21:30	Faculty Dinner

Time	Session
08:00 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:15	Opening Remarks
09:15 – 12:30	Session 1: Complication Avoidance and Management in Neuroendoscopy Dr. Keki Turel, India
09:15 – 10:15	Neuroendoscopy – Extra Cranial (Skull Base)
09:15 – 09:19	Introduction Dr. Keki Turel, India Moderator: Dr. Mohammed Al Asha Panelists: Dr. Tomoru Miwa, Japan \|Dr Jonathan Roth, USA
09:25-09:40	Endoscopic skullbase Surgery Complications Avoidance & Management Dr. Basant Misra, India
09:25-09:40	Endonasal Clipping of ICA Aneurysms in the Sphenoid Sinus Dr. Alvaro Cordoba, Uruguay
09:40-09:55	Carotid Artery Rupture during Endonasal Resection of a Clival Chondrosarcoma Dr. Henry Schroeder, Germany
10:15 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30	Neuroendoscopy – Intra Cranial
10:30 – 10:35	Introduction: Dr. Keki Turel, India Moderator: Dr. Clemens Shirmer, USA Panelists: Dr. Mohamed El Beltagy, Dr. Samy Youssef, USA
10:30 – 10:50	Unexpected Complication Post Colloid Cyst Resection Dr. Aneela Darbar, Pakistan
10:50-11:05	Endoscopic Colloid Cyst – A Case To Break Your Habits Dr. Florian Roser, UAE
11:05-11:20	Endoscopic management of shunt induced arachnoid cyst Dr. Manas Panigrahi, India
11:20-11:35	Basilar Artery Injury in ETV Dr. Manas Panigrahi, India
11:35-11:50	Facial Nerve Sacrifice in Vestibular Schwannoma Resection! Dr. Florian Roser, UAE
11:50-12:05	Combined use of the exoscope and endoscope – Useful to reduce complications? Dr. Llewellyn Padayachy, South Africa
12:05-12:20	Technological Advances for Complication Avoidance in Neuroendoscopy including trajectory planning, navigation, electromagnetic stylet puncture, robotic guidance. Dr. Stefan Wolfsberger, Austria
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:22	Session 2: Endoscopic Endonasal (Part2) Session Chairs: Dr. Albert Sufianov, Russia \| Dr. Suresh Shankla, India	14:00 – 14:45	Session 3: Spinal Endoscopy Session Chairs: Dr. Tariq Kanaan, Jordan \| Dr. Joachim Oertel, Germany
14:00 – 14:15	Endonasal, Endoscopic Repair of CSF Leaks: Better & Safe Than Other Conventional Methods Dr. Riaz Raja, Pakistan	14:00 – 14:15	Endoscopic spine surgery: From transforaminal to percutaneous fusion! How we do it? Dr. Joachim Oertel, Germany
14:15 – 14:30	Extended Endonasal Approach for Craniopharyngioma Dr. Amer Elsamman, Egypt	14:15 – 14:30	Endoscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery our development Dr. Wesley Alaba, Peru
14:30 – 14:45	Tips and Tricks on Transclival Approaches Dr. Geogios Zenonos, USA	14:30 – 14:45	Navigating the learning curve of spinal endoscopy for an established neurosurgeon Dr. Tariq Kanaan, Jordan
15:00 – 15:15	Endoscopic Management of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrea Dr. Tariq Salahuddin, Pakistan	14:45 – 15:00	Trans-Axillary Transthoracic Approach to Upper Dorsal Spine Lesions: An Anatomical Corridor with Muscle Preservation Dr. Fahmida Arab Mallah, Pakistan
15:15 – 15:22	Panel Discussion / Q&A	15:00 – 15:07	Panel Discussion / Q&A
14:00 – 14:15	Presentation 1
14:15 – 14:30	Presentation 2
14:30 – 14:45	Presentation 3
15:00 – 15:15	Presentation 4
15:15 – 15:30	Q&A
15:22 – 15:37	Coffee Break
15:37 – 16:34	Session 5: Pediatric (Part 3) Session Chairs: Dr. Mohamed El Beltagy, Egypt \| Dr Eylem Ocal, US	15:37 – 16:44	Session 6: Cerebral Endoscopy Part 3 Session Chairs: Dr. Amr Elsamman, Egypt \| Dr Bassel Zebian, UK
15:37 – 15:52	Endoscopic Complications: How To Avoid Them? Dr. Mohamed Al Olama, UAE	15:37 – 15:52	Endoscopic Management of Pineal and Third Ventricular Tumors in Pediatric Age Group Dr. Mohammed Reda, Egypt
15:52 – 16:07	Flexible Neuroendoscopy as an Adjunct in intraventricular Neuroendoscopy Dr. Subodh Raju, India	15:52 – 16:07	Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Growth Hormones Secreting Tumor and Management of Acromegaly Dr. Aneela Darbar, UAE
16:07 – 16:22	Endoscopic Assisted Craniosynostosis Surgery Dr. Anwar Ahmed, UAE	16:07 – 16:14	Panel Discussion / Q&A
16:22 – 16:29	Panel Discussion / Q&A
16:29 – 16:34	Closing Remarks

SATURDAY | 7 December 2024
SUNDAY | 8 December 2024

Time	Session
14:40 – 15:00	Session 6: Abstract Presentations – Skullbase Session Chairs: Dr. Jonathan Roth, USA \| Dr. Kenichi Nishiyama, Japan
14:40 – 14:45	Delayed Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in Post-Operative Case Of Pituitary Macro-Adenoma: A Rare Case Report Shikhil Uppal, India
14:45 – 14:50	Outcomes of Endoscopic vs Microscopic Vascular decompression in Trigeminal Neuralgia Peer Asad Aziz, Pakistan
14:50 – 14:55	Skull Base Lesions Treated Via Endonasal Endoscopic Approaches. Case Series Bakhtiyar Pashaev, Russia
14:55 – 15:00	Enhancing Safety: Minimizing CSF Leakage In Endoscopic Endonasal Excision Of Giant Pituitary Adenomas Without Nasoseptal Flap Elevation Khawar Anwar, Pakistan
15:00 – 15:07	Panel Discussion / Q&A
15:07 – 15:22	Session 7: Abstract Presentations – Vascular Session Chairs: Dr. Shahid Ayub, Pakistan \| Khalid Mahmood, Pakistan
15:07 – 15:12	Walter Dandy: Early Descriptor Of Cerebrospinal Circulation, Hydrocephalus, Aneurysms Of The Circle Of Willis, And Vein Of Galen Malformations Ahmed Elamin, UAE
15:12 – 15:17	Hybrid Surgery of ACM Aneurysms. Is There a Place for Endoscopy Assistance? Kresimir Rotim, Croatia
15:17 – 15:22	Features Of Circadian Rhythms In Patients With Non-Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in The Postoperative Period Ekaterina Kabaeva, Russia
15:22 – 15:29	Panel Discussion / Q&A
15:47 – 16:12	Session 10: Abstract Presentations – Endoscopic Endonasal Session Chairs: Dr. Mumtaz Khan, Pakistan\| Dr Florian Roser, UAE
15:47 – 15:52	Treatment Results and Complications Of Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors Operated With Use Of Endoscope Assisted Single Nostril Technique Piotr Paździora, Poland
15:52 – 15:57	Optimum Duration Of Prophylactic Antibiotics Following Endoscopic Trans Nasal Trans Sphenoidal Pituitary Surgery Binoy Kumar Singh, India
15:57 – 16:02	Incidence Of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks In Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery For Pituitary Adenomas Without Sellar Floor Reconstruction Khawar Anwar, Pakistan
16:02 – 16:07	Usefulness Of Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Transtuberculum Cystocisternostomy For Symptomatic Intrasellar Arachnoid Cysts With Suprasellar Extension Masato Nakaya, Japan
16:07 – 16:12	Endoscopic Endonasal Excision of Craniopharyngioma Kamlesh Bhaisora, India
16:12 – 16:19	Panel Discussion / Q&A
16:19 – 16:39	Session 11: Abstract Presentations – Spine Session Chairs: Riaz Raja, Pakistan
16:19 – 16:24	Navigation assisted full endoscopic spine surgery in the hybrid operation room: Design, Workflow, and Clinical Application Yasushi Shin, Japan
16:24 – 16:29	Basic Degenerative Lumbar Canal Stenosis Decompression By Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy Sanatan Satapathy, India
16:29 – 16:34	MIS endoscopic decompression of degenerative lumbar canal stenosis Ali Abdelaleem, Egypt
16:34 – 16:39	“Simspine”: A Cost-Effective Spinal Endoscopy Training Prototype For Neurosurgical Residents Skills Training Ramol Raheja, India
16:39 – 16:46	Panel Discussion / Q&A
17:24 – 18:05	Session 14: Abstract Presentations — Pediatric Part 1 Session Chairs: Dr. Geogios Zenonos, USA \| Dr Keki Turel, India
17:24 – 17:29	Secondary Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Hydrocephalus Vikram Karmarkar, India
17:29 – 17:35	Paediatric Brain Tumors: Clinical And Molecular Characterization With Special Emphasis On H3f3a Gene In Sudanese Patients Safa Elfatih, Sudan
17:35 – 17:40	Restitution of cerebral mantle in patients with anencephaly after shunt insertion. Case series Mohamed Fathalla Mohamed, Egypt
17:40 – 17:45	Single-Centre Experience and Retrospective Validation Of The ETV Versus CCHU Success Scores For Paediatric Hydrocephalus In The Southern Philippines Joselv Albano, Philippines
17:45 – 17:50	Posterior Third Ventricular Lesions: Outcome of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) And Biopsy In The Management Algorithm – Single Institute Experience. Sandeep GC, India
17:50 – 17:55	Neuro Endoscopic Lavage -PIVH-Ventricular Dilatation-Institutional Pilot Study Bagathsingh Karuppanan, India
17:55 – 18:00	Pituitary Micro, Macro, Giant/Invasive Adenomas – Avoidance Of Complications – Attention To Paediatric Population Bagathsingh Karuppanan, India
18:00 – 18:05	Survival Of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy(ETV) For Hydrocephalus In Dandy Walker Syndrome(DWS) Patients. Aashmi Chandrikaa Senthilkumaran, India
18:05 – 18:12	Panel Discussion / Q&A

Time	Session
14:00 – 14:47	Session 4: Abstract Presentations — Cerebral Endoscopy Session Chairs: Dr. Clemens Shirmer, USA \| Dr Manas Panigrahi, India
14:05- 14:10	Endoscopic-Assisted Microvascular Decompression For Hemifacial Spasms Associated With Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia: A Meta-Analysis John Emmanuel Torio, Philippines
14:10 – 14:15	Slit-Valve Mechanism In Middle Cranial Fossa Arachnoid Cyst: Case Series And Literature Review Francesca Vitulli, Italy
14:15 – 14:20	Upright CT-Based Evaluation of The Effects Of Posture On Skull-Base Reconstruction After Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery Kento Takahara, Japan
14:20 – 14:25	From Microsurgical Resection to Endoscopic Precision: A Case-Based Analysis of The Role of Endoscopy in The Management Of Vestibular Schwannoma Shatabdi Chakraborty, India
14:25 – 14:30	Endoscope-Assisted Eyebrow Approach For Orbital Meningoencephalocele: Technical Note Elisa Louppe, France
14:30 – 14:37	Innovative Approach to Intraventricular Tumor Resection: Combining Intraoperative Ultrasound and Endoscopy Ashish Sharma, India
14:37 – 14:52	Experience of Endoscopic Neurosurgery As Young Neurosurgeon Shikhil Uppal, India
14:37 – 14:15	Quadrigeminal Arachnoid Cyst: Factors Affecting Outcomes And Complications In A Large Series Of Cases Harsh Deora, India
14:00 – 14:15	Panel Discussion / Q&A
15:37 – 16:44	Session 7: Abstract Presentations — Pediatric Part 2 Session Chairs: Dr. Mohammed Al Asha, UAE \| Dr. Shahid Ayub, Pakistan
15:37 – 15:42	Re-ETV Vs VP Shunting for Failed ETV In Paediatric Patients with Hydrocephalus. A Systematic Review Ikhlas Ahmed, Pakistan
15:42 – 15:47	Optimization of Surgical Approach for Resection Of Paediatric Deep-Seated Brain Tumors Sherzod Khusniddinov, Uzbekistan
15:47 – 15:52	Exo-Endoscopic Surgery of a Choroid Plexus Tumors in Children Albert Akramovich Sufianov, Russia
15:52 – 15:57	Endoscopic Epilepsy Surgery Albert Akramovich Sufianov, Russia
15:57 – 16:02	A Rare Complex Association of Dermal Sinus Tract, Dermoid Cyst, Filum Terminale Lipoma, Tethered Spinal Cord and Syringomyelia: A Case Report and Literature Review Mekdes Musie, Ethiopia
16:02 – 16:07	Endoscopic Management of Paediatric Complex Hydrocephalus – A Procedure Survival Analysis and Clinico-Radiological Outcome Study Using Ventricular Volumetry Kevin Sudevan, India
16:07 – 16:12	Minimally Invasive an Exoscopic Surgery of The Craniosynostoses Iurii Alekseevich Lakimov, Russia
15:12 – 16:17	Our Experience of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Consecutive 40 Cases At A Rural Hospital In North India Sajag Gupta, India
16:17 – 16:22	The Power of Water Jet in Neuroendoscopy: Pre-clinical Proof of Concept Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Japan
16:22 – 16:27	Panel Discussion / Q&A

Preliminary Program

International Federation of Neuroendoscopy Interim Meeting 2024