Program outline of the 9th Congress of the ESBS:

Wednesday, April 15; pre congress courses
Thursday, april 16
Friday, april 17
Saturday, april 18
Post congress course

Wednesday, April 15; pre congress courses

3-D Anatomy and Approaches to the Skull Base

Albert L. Rhoton
Congress Center de Doelen

9.00-11.00	Anterior and middle skull base including OZ craniotomy, orbit and cavernous sinus
11.00-11.30	Coffee break
11.30-12.30	The skull base from below: Transsphenoidal, transmaxillary and transoral approaches
12.30-13.30	Lunch
13.30-15.00	Approaches through the temporal bone: Middle fossa, translabyrinthine and presigmoid approaches
15.00-15.30	Coffee break
15.30-16.15	Approaches to the CP angle, cerebellum and fourth ventricle
16.15-17.00	Far lateral, transcondylar and jugular foramen approaches

Cadaver Dissection Demonstrations on Different Skull Base Approaches

Skills lab Erasmus University Medical Center
Ali Krisht and Ernst Delwel

7:00-7:45	Breakfast
7:45-8:00	Introduction
8:00-9:15	Approaches to the Frontal Skull Base; Anil Nanda and René Poublon
9:15-10:30	Approaches to the Cavernous Sinus: Sellar and Parasellar Region; Ali Krisht and Sanford PC Hsu
10:30-10:45	Coffee break
10:45-12:00	Anterior Petrosal and Kawase Approach; Ernst Delwel and Jacques Morcos
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-14:15	Petrosal Approach; Ossama Al-Mefty and Luc de Waele
14.15-15.30	Approaches to the Cervicomedullary Junction; Helmut Bertalanffy and Bernard George
15.30-15.45	Coffee break
15.45-17.30	Video Session
18.30-19.30	Welcome reception City Hall Rotterdam

Thursday, april 16

8.00-8.30	Opening Ceremony Willem Burger
8.30-10.00	Vestibular Schwannoma observation, operation, radiation MTS-1, Willem Burger Ethics and Skull Base Surgery MTS-2, Fortis Bank
10.00-10.30	Coffee break at the Exhibition
10.30-11.30	Contemporary Skull Base Surgery Using a Multicorridor Strategy: Endoscopic and Microscopic Approaches PLS-1, Willem Burger
11.30-13.00	Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery MTS-3, Willem Burger Skull Base Approaches for Vascular Lesions MTS-4, Fortis bank
13.00-14.30	Lunch at the Exhibition
13.30-14.30	LS-1 Endovascular Surgery of Skull Base Pathology, Ruys LS-2 Petroclival Meningiomas – How I do it, Van Beuningen LS-3 Preoperative Approach Planning in Endoscopic Surgery, Rijckevorsel LS-4 Frontal Sinus and Surgery of the Skull Base, Schadee LS-5 Skull Base Reconstruction, Plate SS-1 Storz Special Symposium, Van der Vorm
14.30-16.00	OS-1 ESBS Award Session, Ruys OS-2 Vestibular Schwannoma I, Van Beuningen OS-3 Trauma and Reconstruction,Van Rijckevorsel OS-4 Skull Base Approaches I, Schadee OS-5 Malignant Skull Base Tumors, Plate OS-6 Facial Nerve, Van der Vorm VS-1 Video Session, Mees
16.00-16.30	Tea Break
16.30-17.30	OS-7 Intraoperative Imaging, Ruys OS-8 Vestibular Schwannoma II, Van Beuningen OS-9 Hearing, Van Rijckevorsel OS-10 Skull Base Approaches II,Schadee OS-11Pediatric Skull base surgery, Plate OS-12 Paraganglioma, Van der Vorm VS-2 Video Session, Mees
17.30-18.30	Pro and Con Session Dilemmas in Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Management PCS-1, Willem Burger

Friday, april 17

8.00-8.30	Seven Technical Keys for Prevention of Surgical Pittfalls KL-1, Willem Burger
8.30-10.00	Anterior Skull Base Malignancies MTS-5,Willem Burger Complications in Skull Base Surgery MTS-6, Fortis bank
10.00-10.30	Coffea break at the Exhibition
10.30-11.30	End-of-Life Decision Making PLS-2, Willem Burger
11.30-13.00	Management Strategies for Skull Base Meningiomas MTS-7, Willem Burger Hearing Restoration MTS-8, Fortis Bank
13.00-14.30	Lunch at the Exhibition
13.30-14.30	LS-6 Whose Land Is the Orbit?Ruys LS-7 Quality of Life in Vestibular schwannoma, Van Beuningen SS-2 Special symposium: ELANA, Van Rijckevorsel LS-8 Radiotherapeutical Modalities for Skull Base Lesions, Schadee LS-9 Parapharyngeal Skull Base Tumors, Plate SS-3 Special Symposium: product presentation, Van der Vorm
14.00-17.00	Special Session of the German Skull Base Society: Computer Aided Surgery Followed by the General Assembly of the GSBS. Fortis Bank
14.30-16.00	OS-13 Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery I, Ruys OS-14 Vestibular Schwannoma III, Van Beuningen OS-15 Skull Base Meningioma I, Van Rijckevorsel OS-16 Skull Base Approaches III, Schadee OS-17 Pituitary Adenomas, Plate OS-18 Posterior Fossa Lesions, Van der Vorm PS-1 Poster Session, Mees
16.00-16.30	Tea Break
16.30-17.30	OS-19 Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery II, Ruys OS-20 Vestibular Schwannoma IV, Van Beuningen OS-21 Skull Base Meningioma II, Van Rijckevorsel OS-22 Skull Base Approaches IV, Schadee OS-23 Craniocervical Junction Pathologies, Plate OS-24 Orbital Lesions, Van der Vorm PS-2 Poster Session, Mees
17.30-18.30	PCS-2 “Pituitary Adenomas Should Be Managed Endoscopically”, Willem Burger
18.30-19.00	General Assembly of the ESBS

Saturday, april 18

8.00-8.30	Intracanalar Vestibular Schwannoma: What Is the Best Option? KL-2, Willem Burger
8.30-10.00	Sellar and Parasellar Lesions MTS-9, Willem Burger What Is New in Skull Base Surgery? MTS-10, Fortis bank
10.00-10.30	Coffee break at the Exhibition
10.30-11.30	Surgical management of vascular skull base tumors Quality of life in skull base surgery PLS-3, Willem Burger
11.30-13.00	Craniocervical Junction Pathologies MTS-11, Willem Burger Science and the Skull Base MTS-12, Fortis bank
13.00-14.30	Lunch at the Exhibition
13.30-14.30	LS-10 Cell Phones and Skull Base Tumors, Ruys LS-11 Cerebral Revascularization in Skull Base Surgery,Van Beuningen LS-12 Trauma of the skull base, Van Rijckevorsel LS-13 New Developments in Imaging, Schadee LS-14 Neuropathology of Skull Base Lesions, Plate SS-4 Covidien Special Symposium, Van der Vorm
14.30-16.00	OS-25 Petro-clival Lesions, Ruys OS-26 Sellar and Parasellar Lesions, Van Beuningen OS-27 Complications and Quality of Life, Van Rijckevorsel OS-28 Vascular Skull Base Lesions, Schadee OS-29 Anatomy of the Skull Base, Plate OS-30 Basic Science and the Skull Base, Van der Vorm PS-3 Poster Session, Mees
16.00-17.00	Closing Session and Farewell Skull Base Surgery: Update and Perspectives PLS-4, Willem Burger

Post congress course

Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19
Hands-on course on Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
Wolfgang Draf, Amin Kassam, Carl Snyderman
Skills lab Erasmus University Medical Center