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Introductory Microsurgery of the Temporal Bone

General Information

FIMF in collaboration with:
Department of Anatomy, University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Switzerland

Course Objectives:
Practising microsurgical procedures on temporal bones
Surgical anatomy and analysis of CT scans
Discussion of surgical cases
Teaching of drilling techniques

Course Directors:
Th. Linder, Lucerne

Number of Participants:
limited to 12

Program

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
08:15 Registration

(Anatomy Department University Zurich-Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich: see map)

08:30 Introduction
08:45 Anatomy of the temporal bone
09:00 Basics of Drilling Techniques

Open Mastoido-Epitympanectomy with Tympanoplasty (Open MET)

10:00 Introduction and Video
10:30 Dissection (1st temporal bone)
12:30 Lunch (provided)
13:30 Dissection (1st temporal bone)
16:00 Checklist of open MET

Discussion of individual temporal bones

16:30 Clinical Cases and Video

Discussion

17:30 Review of the day: “Tips and Pitfalls”
18:00 Course Dinner (provided)

(18:30 – 21:00)

Thursday, February 5, 2015
08:30 Clinical Radiology of the Temporal Bone

Closed Tympano-Mastoidectomy

09:00 Introduction and Dissection

(2nd temporal bone)

12:00 Discussion of temporal bones
12:30 Lunch (provided)
Subtotal Petrosectomy
13:30 Introduction and Dissection

(2nd temporal bone)

16:00 Clinical Cases and Video

Discussion

16:30 Course Summary and “Take-home messages”
17:00 End of the Course

Registration

Online Registration on FIMF Website