Scientific Program: Oct. 3
Thursday, Oct. 3
Session 3
Surgery of Cerebral Aneurysms
Moderators: Alexander Khalessi & Ali Zomorodi
Preserving the art of aneurysm clipping in the endovascular era | Adesh Shrivastava
Brain AVMs: From establishing eloquence to mastery of technique | Spiros Karadimas
Management of PICA aneurysms | Nirav Patel
The complex aneurysm | Batuk Diyora
Microsurgery after failed endovascular treatment | Greg Thompson
The sequelae of temporary and permanent clipping | Clemens Schirmer
When to Use Microsurgery for Cerebrovascular Cases | Nickalus R. Khan
Session 3 Speaker Discussion
Session 4
Surgical Subtleties in Vestibular Schwannomas
Moderators: Ashok Asthagiri & Laligam Sekhar
The sitting position | Shashwat Mishra
Surgery in the CPA: The struggle continues | Daljit Singh
The secret of facial nerve preservation | Mitesh Shah
Surgery of posterior fossa lesions: Tips and tricks | Giovanni Broggi
Session 4 Speaker Discussion
8th MASSIN Congress Keynote | Rex Marco
Session 6
Spine & Peripheral Nerves
Moderators: Daniel Kim & Scott Robertson
Innovation and research in peripheral nerve surgery | Lukas Rasulic
Iatrogenic peripheral nerve injuries: Personal experience | Ketan Desai
Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: Vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty? | Yavor Enchev
Advanced lateral approaches to the spine | Rod Oskouian
Endoscopic discectomy should be considered standard of care | Mark Mahan
Surgical resection of spinal cord AVMs and a proposed grading system | Hongqi Zhang
Session 6 Speaker Discussion
Session 7
Surgical Outcomes in Vestibular Schwannomas
Moderators: Giovanni Broggi & Robert Moumdjian
Summarizing my 50 years of vestibular schwannoma surgery | Eduard Zverina
Treatment of large recurrent vestibular schwannomas | Ricardo Ramina
Surgical outcome of regrowing vestibular schwannomas after radiosurgery | Gustavo Jung
A prospective study of vasoactive treatment and delayed facial nerve palsy | Martin Sames
Has acoustic neuroma surgery become a functional surgery? Personal experience with 645 retrosigmoid semi-sitting cases | Lotfi Boublata
Session 7 Speaker Discussion
Session 8
Panel Discussion: Skull Base Meningiomas
Moderators: Jacques Morcos & Garni Barkhoudarian