- All lectures presented during the 2 days of the scientific program will be available to view live online from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. German time on Saturday, June 17th and Sunday, June 18th 2017.
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The Scientific Program is available via open access Livestream.
Saturday, 17th of June 2017

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8:00 Welcome Address
Samii, A
Fahlbusch, R
Samii, M
Opening Session
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Chair: Choux M, Samii M
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09:00 |
Rabischong, P |
The importance of anatomy in the neurosurgical practice |
09:15 |
Freund, H-J |
Improving cortical dysfunctions – a new perspective for restorative neurosurgery |
09:30 |
Konovalov, A |
Surgical treatment of brainstem tumors |
09:45 |
Basso, A |
Management of pituitary adenomas, past, present, future |
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10:00 Break
Kurt Schürmann – Hall
Session 1: Global Neurosurgery & Special Topics
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Chair: Kalangu K, Kanno T, Reulen J
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10:30 |
Cheatham, M |
Professor Madjid Samii, and the golden years of neurosurgical innovation |
10:45 |
Özgen, T |
Effect of experience and quality control in neurosurgery |
11:00 |
Perrin, R |
The raccoon eye unmasked |
11:15 |
Kanno, T |
Socio-medical supports for Asian developing countries as a neurosurgeon |
11:30 |
Molina-Martinez, M |
Capitalism and development of neurosurgery |
11:45 |
Qureshi, M |
Achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs): the role of humanitarian neurosurgery |
12:00 |
Ohaegbulam, S |
Novel approaches to neurosurgery challenges in Africa |
12:15 |
Mahmud, RM |
Africa rising: the story of CAANS |
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12:30 Lunch Break
Session 4: Cerebrovascular
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Chair: Feng L, Gilsbach J, Martin N
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13:30 |
Tu, H-K |
Long term results of high flow bypass for cerebral revascularization |
13:45 |
Dehdashti, A |
Cerebral revascularization (for aneurysm and ischemia) |
14:00 |
Brito da Silva, H |
Cerebral revascularization for aneurysms in the flow-diverter era |
14:15 |
Kato, Y |
Advancement of aneurysm treatment |
14:30 |
Sekhar, L |
Basilar Tip Aneurysms; Current Role for Microsurgery |
14:45 |
Charbel, F |
New advances in the management of vertebrobasilar disease |
15:00 |
Morcos, J |
The future of cerebrovascular surgery; it is not what it used to be |
15:15 |
Baltsavias, G |
Cranial dural AV-shunts: best surgical candidate according to classification systems |
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15:30 Break
Session 7: Cerebrovascular
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Chair: Kato Y, Nanda A, Tu Y-K
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16:00 |
Niemeyer, P |
Management of complex aneurysms |
16:15 |
Rotim, K |
Microsurgical/endovascular combined treatment of intracranial vascular lesions |
16:30 |
Spagnuolo, E |
Surgery of complex and giant aneurysms |
16:45 |
Richling, B |
Aneurysm therapy and times of change |
17:00 |
Varsos, V |
Endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms with flow diverters |
17:15 |
Kiwit, J |
Biofluid dynamics of intracranial aneurysms |
17:30 |
Gusmao, S |
Human placenta aneurysm model for training in vascular microsurgery |
17:45 |
Hattingen, J |
The impact of flow diverters on the therapy of intracranial aneurysm |
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10:00 Break
Peter Jannetta – Hall
Session 2: Sella Region
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Chair: Arraez M, Fahlbusch R, Loyo-Varella M
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10:30 |
El Khamlichi A |
Long term surgical results in craniopharyngiomas |
10:45 |
Kaye, A |
Craniopharygioma – shifting paradigm |
11:00 |
Cappabianca, P |
Endoscopic endonasal surgery |
11:15 |
Knosp, E |
Pituitary surgery with respect to the cavernous sinus |
11:30 |
Loyo-Varela, M |
Pituitary tumors, a review of 3019 patients personally operated in 41 years |
11:45 |
Kanaan, I |
Challenges in management of pituitary tumors |
12:00 |
Hadani, M |
Surgical results of Cushing disease |
12:15 |
Carvalho, G |
Endoscopic surgery of sella lesions |
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12:30 Lunch Break
Session 5: Pain
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Chair: Broggi G, Dan NG, Matthies C
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13:30 |
Gonzales-Portillo, M |
Percutaneous balloon compression of the trigeminal ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia: review of critical technical details and outcome |
13:45 |
Dan, NG |
30 year review of trigeminal neuralgia surgery |
14:00 |
Turel, K |
Microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia |
14:15 |
Elouahabi, A |
Management of trigeminal neuralgia percutaneous procedures or microsurgery? What to choose? |
14:30 |
Osorio, E |
Microvascular decompression in familial trigeminal neuralgia |
14:45 |
Yampolsky, CG |
Motor cortex stimulation for central and neuropathic pain : lessons and management |
15:00 |
Mirzayan, J |
Functional microsurgery |
15:30 Break
Session 8: Vestibular Schwannoma & Hearing Restoration
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Chair: Kaye A, Tatagiba M, Turel K
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16:00 |
Mamytov, M |
Result of acustic neuroma surgery in Kyrgystan |
16:15 |
Urculo, E |
Old to new concepts, ideas and solutions in vestibular schwannoma microsurgery by Samii´s technique |
16:30 |
Bao, Y |
The capsule of vestibular schwannoma and Samii’s technique |
16:45 |
Roser, F |
On the shoulder of giants: improvement in vestibular schwannoma surgery over the last two decades |
17:00 |
Boublata, L |
Vestibular schwannoma surgery by the retrosigmoid approach with intraoperative facial nerve monitoring: 215 cases |
17:15 |
Roche, PH |
Contemporary management of large vestibular schwannomas |
17:30 |
Rosahl, S |
Brainstem auditory evoked potentials and the neurosurgeon – dual near-field conflict |
17:45 |
Behr, R |
Guidelines in ABI surgery – experience in 100+ cases |
10:00 Break
Hanno Millesi – Hall
Session 3: Vizualization & Technology Trends
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Chair: Ammirati M, Kohmura E, Nabavi A
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10:30 |
Lanfermann, H |
Promotion of advanced neuroimaging |
10:45 |
Wrede K |
Potential of ultrahigh field MRI: a neurosurgeon’s perspective |
11:00 |
Martin, N |
Virtual and augmented reality for neurosurgery |
11:15 |
Broggi, G |
Fluorescein assisted oncological and vascular neurosurgery |
11:30 |
Umansky, F |
Future trends in neurosurgery |
11:45 |
Ammirati, M |
Ethics of innovations in neurosurgery |
12:00 |
Kohmura, E |
High-tech and low-tech in neurosurgery |
12:15 |
Holl, K |
Virtual cerebral aneurysm clipping with real time haptic force feedback in neurosurgical education |
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12:30 Lunch Break
Session 6: Epilepsy
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Chair: Mohammadi B, Sandalcioglu E, Ture U
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13:30 |
Raftopoulos, C |
Neurosurgery impact in the treatment of refractory epilepsy |
13:45 |
Chandra, S |
Endoscopic disconnective surgery for drug resistant epilepsy- a new concept towards minimally invasive epilepsy surgery |
14:00 |
Paglioli, E |
Epilepsy surgery: selective posterior callosotomy for drop attacks |
14:15 |
Zhao, GG |
Stereo-EEG guided thermocoagulation in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: protocol, technique and early observation |
14:30 |
Ture, U |
The paramedian supra cerebellara-transtentorial selective amygdalo-hippocampectomy |
14:45 |
El Shawarby, A |
Vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy |
15:00 |
Galanda, M |
Improvements in arousal, motor control and behavior with deep cerebellar stimulation after severe brain injury |
15:15 |
Rosseau, G |
Report on the Works Health Assembly: May, 2017 |
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15:50 Break
Session 9: Global Neurosurgery & Special Topics
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Chair: Ciurea A, El Khamlichi A, Konovalov A
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16:00 |
Ciurea, AV |
A fascinating study about the resemblances of the anatomy and pathology of central nervous system in human and dolphin |
16:15 |
Dechambenoit, G |
The paradigm of multidisciplinarity in neurosciences |
16:30 |
Zverina, E |
Influence of Madjid Samii on the level of neurosurgery in Central European countries |
16:45 |
Akshulakov, S |
The national center for neurosurgery Astana, Kazakhstan |
17:00 |
El Azhari, A |
Surgical management of medulloblastoma |
17:15 |
Sanoussi, S |
Surgical management of brain tumors in developing countries |
17:30 |
Yrysov, K |
Current tactics of multiple cerebral aneurysm surgery in Kyrgyzstan |
17:45 |
Enchev, Y |
Neurosurgery – safety first |
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Sunday, 18th of June 2017

Break

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Kurt Schürmann – Hall
Session 10: Skull Base
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Chair: Grotenhuis A, Morcos J, Ramina R
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08:00 |
El Fiki, M |
Comprehensive management strategy for endoscopic clivus chordoma , Alexandria experience |
08:15 |
Al-Mefty, O |
Surgical treatment of chordomas |
08:30 |
Froelich, S |
Combined strategies for complex skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas |
08:45 |
Jung, H-W |
Paradigm change of surgical management of petroclival meningiomas |
09:00 |
Nanda A |
Skull base meningiomas: Quo Vadis |
09:15 |
Tatagiba, M |
Surgical Management of 1.000 vestibular schwannomas in the era of radiosurgery |
09:30 |
Landeiro, JA |
Skull base tumors: Moving towards new approaches foramen magnum meningiomas: choosing the best approach |
09:45 |
Debus, J |
Innovation in the radio-therapy of skull base tumors |
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10:00 Break
Session 13: Skull Base
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Chair: Al Mefty O, Delfini R, Sekhar L
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10:30 |
Benes, V |
Supracerebellar-infratentorial approach – alternative to retrosigmoid approach |
10:45 |
Elhuseiny Khalil, HM |
Skull base surgery past-present-future |
11:00 |
Kotb, A |
Surgical experience with frontolateral in the treatment of anterior cranial fossa and suprasellar lesions |
11:15 |
Selviaridis |
The supraorbital keyhole approach in the management of tumors of the anterior cranial fossa |
11:30 |
Delitala, A |
Supraorbital approach to anterior cranial lesions |
11:45 |
Steno, J |
Tuberculum sella meningiomas. Nuances of operative techniques and the outcome. |
12:00 |
Matula, C |
All in and around the orbit |
12:15 |
Bakhti, S |
Transcranial and lateral approach for intraorbital lesions |
12:30 |
Del Valle, RR |
The role of gamma knife radiosurgery in skull base tumors |
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12:45 Lunch Break
Session 16: Functional Neurosurgery
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Chair: Lozano A, Sturm V, Voges J
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13:30 |
Lozano, AM |
Advances in functional neurosurgery: from Alzheimer´s to focused ultrasound |
13:45 |
Voges, J |
Deep brain stimulation – What’s coming now? |
14:00 |
Matthies, C |
Functional stimulation in the central nervous system – evolution and personal experience |
14:15 |
Bothe, HW |
Surgery of treatment-resisting unipolar major depression – a novel approach concerning targets and technique |
14:30 |
Gharabaghi, A |
Novel technologies for the restoration of the motor function |
14:45 |
Nikkhah, G |
Journeys to the center of the brain: a personal perspective |
15:00 |
Stieglitz, L |
Stereotaxy and space travel – two things that require accuracy |
15:15 |
Acar, F |
Neuromodulation in minimally conscious state or nerve stimulation in Parkinson´s disease, where are we? |
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15:30 Break
Session 19: Special Topics
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Chair: Buchfelder M, Charbel F, Krauss J
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16:00 |
Mehdorn, M |
Ethics in neurosurgical research |
16:15 |
Mathiesen, T |
The difference between scientific proof and evidence |
16:30 |
Unterberg, A |
Outcome and quality of life following removal of lesions within the pineal region |
16:45 |
Grotenhuis, A |
The anatomical substrate of cerebellar mutism |
17:00 |
Krauss, J |
Development of functional neurosurgery: what will be the future? |
17:15 |
Vajkozy, P |
New strategies for prevention of cerebral vasospasm |
17:30 |
Misra, B |
Microsurgery of complex intracranial aneurysms |
17:45 |
Lumenta C |
Intracranial aneurysm surgery: New Technologies or technological changes |
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Peter Jannetta – Hall
Session 11: Spinal Tumors & Vascular Lesions
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Chair: Brotchi J, Misra B, Turel K
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08:00 |
Smrcka, M |
Problems with indication of operation of intramedullary lesions |
08:15 |
Sajko, T |
Intradural spinal tumors: surgical considerations and institutional experience |
08:30 |
Konovalov, N |
Surgical treatment of spinal cord tumors in adults |
08:45 |
Bahramin, E |
Filum terminal mixopapillary ependymoma versus ependymoma of the conus medullaris |
09:00 |
Robertson, S |
Minimally invasive treatment of spinal metastases |
09:15 |
Brotchi, J |
My life experience on spinal cord hemangioblastomas. How I did it |
09:30 |
Zhang, H-Q |
Cure the spinal cord AVM/F with hybrid surgery |
09:45 |
Caglar, S |
Surgical management of spinal AVMs |
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10:00 Break
Session 14: Meningiomas
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Chair: Pamir N, Tomasello F, Walter G
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10:30 |
von Deimling |
New classification of meningiomas |
10:45 |
Florian, S |
The role of basal cisterns in the development of skull base meningiomas |
11:00 |
Nakamura, M |
Surgical treatment of skull base meningiomas – current concepts |
11:15 |
Bundschuh, O |
Surgical and radiological treatment of meningiomas with the cavernous sinus |
11:30 |
Tomasello, F |
The current management of parasagittal meningiomas |
11:45 |
Antunes, A |
The importance of the Simpson grade in the recurrence rate of parasagittal meningiomas |
12:00 |
Bettag, M |
Contralateral interhemispheric transfalcine approach to deep seated parafalcine meningiomas |
12:15 |
Pamir, MC |
Surgical treatment of tentorial meningiomas |
12:30 |
Sidi Said, A |
Irradiation risk in neurosurgery: what about collaboration with AIEA & WHO? |
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12:45 Lunch Break
Session 17: Brainstem
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Chair: Bertalanffy H, Hongo K, Sidi Said A
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13:30 |
Hartmann, C |
Molecular alterations in brainstem gliomas |
13:45 |
Arraez, M |
Surgical approaches to pontomesencephalic tumors |
14:00 |
Hussein, S |
Microsurgery of intrinsic tumors of the brainstem |
14:15 |
Choux, M |
Brainstem Tumors in children classification and management |
14:30 |
Wong TT |
Management of medulloblastoma in children in molecular era: the current status in Taiwan. |
14:45 |
Hongo, K |
Surgery for the brainstem cavernous malformation |
15:00 |
Ramina, R |
Brainstem cavernomas: surgical techniques and long-term results |
15:15 |
Benes, V |
Supracerebellar-infratentorial approach – alternative to retrosigmoid approach |
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15:30 Break
Session 20: Brain Tumor
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Chair: Black PB, Schackert G, Stummer W
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16:00 |
Meyer, B |
Surgery of highly eloquent gliomas |
16:15 |
Tonn, JC |
Molecular imaging for brain tumor surgery |
16:30 |
Unsgard, G |
The concept of operating brain tumors with navigated instruments in updated intraoperative 3D ultrasound volumes method and results |
16:45 |
Solaroglu, I |
Fluorescein-sodium-guided surgery |
17:00 |
Stummer, W |
Intra-operative fluorescence-imaging: a new paradigm in neurosurgery |
17:15 |
Schackert, G |
Intraoperative visualization of functional brain areas: what progress have we made during the last years? |
17:30 |
Jokovic, M |
Our results of treatment 118 patients with supratentorial LGG |
17:45 |
Rotta, JM |
Low-grade tumors – what makes the difference |
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Hanno Millesi – Hall
Session 12: Trauma & Peripheral Nerves
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Chair: Ghodsi S, Servadei F, von Wild K
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08:00 |
Grothe, C |
Molecular and cellular key concepts in peripheral nerve regeneration |
08:15 |
Haastert-Talini, K |
Biomaterials approaches towards peripheral nerve grafts: from molecule to product |
08:30 |
Rasulic, L |
Brachial plexus surgery: lessons learned within 25 years practice |
08:45 |
van Ouwerkerk, P |
Change of cortical motor representation after late nerve transfer in obstetric brachial plexus lesion |
09:00 |
v. Wild, K |
Morphological evidence for spinal neurons plasticity and motor nerve regeneration induced by peripheral nerve grafting to the spinal cord in rats |
09:15 |
Emamhadi, MR |
Nerve transfer for the restoration of hand function in tetraplegia after spinal cord injury |
09:30 |
Servadei, F |
Guidelines for TBI – what is the future? |
09:45 |
Azevedo-Filho, H |
Decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury: its role after the rescue ICP |
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10:00 Break
Session 15: Spine
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Chair: Konovalov N, Lanksch W, Osorio E
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10:30 |
Sasani, M |
Anatomical assessment of variations in Kambin’s Triangle – a surgical and cadaver study |
10:45 |
Weigand, H |
Radiological diagnostic of lumbar pain |
11:00 |
Harms, J |
Treatment option in AIS (Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis) |
11:15 |
Oskouian, R |
Lateral spine surgery & lumbar plexus |
11:30 |
Kotb, MM |
Twenty years experience in endoscopic lumbar disc surgery |
11:45 |
Pedachenko, E |
Minimally invasive spine neurosurgery |
12:00 |
Perilla-Cepeda, T |
New vision of the degenerative disc disease and treatment with biological nucleoplasty (growth factor agents) |
12:15 |
Masini, M |
Microsurgical treatment of lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis |
12:30 |
El Azm, M |
Complication of spinal instrumentation |
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12:45 Lunchbreak
Session 18: Special Topics
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Chair: Di Rocco C, El Hakim A, Oi S
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13:30 |
Gleeson, M |
The facial value of Skull Base Surgery |
13:45 |
Lenarz, T |
Hearing restoration with auditory implant – state of the art and future perspectives |
14:00 |
Godano, U |
Endoscopic and keyhole endoscope assisted transcranial microsurgery: where are we? |
14:15 |
Winkler, A |
Surgery in and around the third ventricle – new micro neuroanatomical landmarks and perspectives |
14:30 |
Oi, S |
Historical trend of hydrocephalus research at INI and new neurosurgical technique with the world-finest neuroendoscope |
14:45 |
Ezzat, S |
Benign increased intracranial pressure |
15:00 |
Elhakim, A |
Pitfall complications and problems of secondary hydrocephalus due to posterior fossa lesions, 40 years experience |
15:15 |
Schumann, M |
Is individualized medicine in pediatric neurosurgery the rule or the exception? |
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15:30 Break
Session 21: Spine
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Chair: Masini M, Schaller K, Yampolski C
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16:00 |
Lafuente, J |
Craniocervical junction instability |
16:15 |
Camins, MB |
Approaches to the cervical spine: determinate factors in selecting the anterior vs. posterior approach |
16:30 |
Burgos, R |
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy: management strategies and surgical complications in 100 consecutive cases |
16:45 |
Rohde, V |
Alternative dorsal approach to the cervical spine for myelopathy or spinal meningioma |
17:00 |
Zink, PM |
The cervical spine: 25 years of development |
17:15 |
Radek, A |
Spare fractures of the severe thoracic spine dislocations. The own experiences with treatment and literature reviews |
17:30 |
El Abbadi, N |
Applications of percutaneous vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in spine surgery |
17:45 |
Deinsberger, W |
Spinal infections |
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