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Overview
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Course Objectives
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Faculty
Course Overview
Lectures. discussions and demonstrations
- Anatomy of the Temporal Bone
- Detailed endoscopic anatomy of the middle ear
- Myringo/Tympanoplasty
- Ossiculoplasty and sound conduction
- Assessing the ear with COM
- Evidence-based management of otitis media
- Logical cholesteatoma surgery
- Insights into clinical Audiology
- Temporal bone radiology
- Endoscopic ear surgery: techniques and tips
- Laser-assisted stapedioplasty
- Cartilage use in ear surgery
- Otology and Audiology case studies
- Mastoid obliteration techniques
- Approach to the Superior Semicircular Canal and Internal Auditory Canal
Temporal bone dissections: “Hands-on”
- Endoscopic middle ear surgery
- Tympanotomy
- Ossiculoplasty
- Cortical Mastoidectomy
- Posterior tympanotomy
- Transcanal retrotympanotomy
- Modified/radical mastoidectomy
- Mastoid obliteration techniques
- Attico-antrostomy
- Exposure of mastoid segment of facial nerve
- Exposure of semicircular canals
- Exposing the round window, and Cochleostomy
- Cartilage use in reconstruction of the tympanic membrane and epitympanum
Other features of the course
- 2 Cadaveric Temporal Bones per delegate
- Instrumentation by Storz & Medtronic; microscopes by Zeiss and Leica
- 50% Supervised dissection time
- 50% Discussion/Presentation time
- Daily transport provided, and assistance in arranging accommodation
- Sponsored social evenings
Course Objectives
Objectives
- To gain an appreciation of temporal bone anatomy
- To acquire the skills for middle ear and mastoid surgery
- To gain a 3-D perspective of the positions of the facial nerve and semicircular canals
- To gain insight into decision-making in otologic surgery.
International Faculty
Thomas Linder
Lucerne, Switzerland
Christoph Schlegel
Lucerne, Switzerland
Daniel Simmen
Zurich, Switzerland
Local Faculty
Gerrie Moolman
Darlene Lubbe
Louis Hofmeyr
James Loock
Tashneem Harris
Iain Butler
Gary Kroukamp
Chris Quitter