BASIC TECHNIQUES
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Monday • February 2, 2026 Endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy and septostomy |
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| 08:00-10:30 | SESSION 1: Instruments – Anatomy – Applied technologies (available during hands-on) |
| Chairpersons: Giuseppe Cinalli, Wan Tew Seow | |
| 08:00–08:05 | Domenico d’Avella: Welcome address (SINCH President) |
| 08:05–08:15 | Giuseppe Cinalli: Course overview & objectives |
| 08:15–08:25 | Nicola Onorini: Endoscope basics & instrumentation |
| 08:25–08:35 | Claudio Schonauer: Ventricular endoscopic anatomy |
| 08:40–08:50 | Corrado Iaccarino: Neuronavigation in neuroendoscopy |
| 08:55–09:05 | Bassel Zebian: Ultrasonic aspirator in neuroendoscopy |
| 09:10–09:20 | Giorgio Carrabba: 3D exoscopy |
| 09:25–09:35 | Andrea Carai: Robot-assisted neuroendoscopy |
| 09:40–10:05 | Industry Presentations For more information click here |
| 10:10-11:00 | SESSION 2: ETV |
| Chairperson: Sergey Gorelyshev, Suresh Sankhla | |
| 10:10–10:30 | Adrian Caceres: Preop evaluation of aqueductal stenosis and indications to ETV |
| 10:35–10:45 | Esperanza Arcas Navarrete: ETV: Surgical technique |
| 10:50–11:00 | Stefan Wolfsberger: Complications avoidance in ETV and Neuroendoscopy |
| 11:00–11:10 | Llewellyn Padayachy: Ultrasound in Neuroendoscopy |
| 11:10-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-13:00 | Hands on-Anatomical and Animal models |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-16:30 | Hands on-Anatomical and Animal models |
| 16:30-16:45 | Coffee Break |
| 16:45-17:45 | SESSION 3: ETV & Septostomy |
| Chairperson: Adrian Caceres | |
| 16:45–16:55 | Piero Spennato: ETV long-term outcomes |
| 17:00–17:10 | Manas Panigrahi: Re-do ETV: Complications and results |
| 17:15–17:35 | Onur Ozgural: Septostomy: indications and surgical technique |
| 17:40-18:30 | SESSION 4: Clinical Cases | ETV & Septostomy |
| Instructors: Francesca Vitulli, Paul Chumas, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira Each instructor presents 3 cases and is allotted 15’. |
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| Tuesday • February 3, 2026 Complex hydrocephalus |
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| 08:00-10:20 | SESSION 5: Complex Hydrocephalus |
| Chairperson: Ulrich Thomale | |
| 08:00–08:10 | Gianpiero Tamburrini: Multiloculated hydrocephalus: classification / radiology / surgical techniques |
| 08:15–08:25 | Samer Elbabaa: ETV and Myelomeningocele |
| 08:30–08:40 | Ricardo Santos de Oliveira: ETV and shunt malfunction |
| 08:45–08:55 | Industry Presentations For more information click here |
| 09:00–09:10 | Ulrich Thomale: Ventricular washing in PHH in prematures |
| 09:15–09:25 | Artur da Cunha: Choroid plexus coagulation: indications, technique, results |
| 09:30–09:40 | Allegra Cinalli: ETV in low/negative pressure hydrocephalus |
| 09:40–09:50 | José Arenas: Endoscopic treatment of brain abscess and ventriculitis |
| 09:50–10:00 | Tenoch Herrada-Pineda: Neurocysticercosis |
| 10:00–10:10 | Alessia Imperato: Isolated 4th ventricle and Aqueductoplasty |
| 10:10–10:20 | Suresh Sankhla: ETV in Tuberculous meningitis |
| 10:20-11:30 | SESSION 6: Arachnoid cysts |
| Chairperson: Fernando Chico Ponce de Leon | |
| 10:20–10:30 | François Lechanoine: Arachnoid cysts: classification and radiology |
| 10:30–10:40 | Flavio Giordano: Sylvian cysts: endoscopic surgical technique |
| 10:45–10:55 | Alshafai Nabeel: Suprasellar cysts: endoscopic surgical technique |
| 11:00–11:10 | Sebastian Jaimovich: Interhemispheric cysts: endoscopic surgical technique |
| 11:15–11:25 | Jonathan Roth: Posterior fossa cysts: endoscopic surgical technique |
| 11:30-11:50 | Coffee Break |
| 11:50-13:00 | Hands on-Anatomical and Animal models |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-16:30 | Hands on-Anatomical and Animal models |
| 16:30-16:45 | Coffee Break |
| 16:45-18:15 | SESSION 7: Clinical Cases: Complex Hydrocephalus and Arachnoid Cysts |
| Chairperson: Jonathan Roth Instructors: Wan Tew Seow, Valentina Pennacchietti, Sebastian Jaimovich Each instructor presents 3 cases and is allotted 15’. |
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| 17:45-18:15 | VIDEO SESSION | Complex hydrocephalus |
| Chairperson: Gianpiero Tamburrini Instructors: Mohamed el Beltagy, Claudio Ruggiero, Artur da Cunha Each instructor presents 3 videos and is allotted 15’. |
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ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
| Wednesday • February 4, 2026 |
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| 08:00-09:20 | SESSION 8: Different indications |
| Chairperson: Alvaro Cordoba | |
| 08:00–08:10 | Hisayuki Murai: Endoscopy in parenchymal haemorrhage |
| 08:15–08:25 | Alberto Feletti: Endoscopy in intraventricular haemorrhage |
| 08:30–08:40 | Alvaro Cordoba: Endoscope-assisted microsurgery in brain tumors |
| 08:40–08:50 | Henry Schroeder: Endoscope-assisted microsurgery in vascular surgery |
| 08:50–09:00 | Sandi Lam: Endoscopic callosotomy and hemispherotomy |
| 09:00–09:20 | Hans Delye: Endoscopic repair of craniosynostosis |
| 09:20-10:30 | SESSION 9: Endoscopy in tumor management |
| Chairperson: Henry Schroeder | |
| 09:20–09:30 | Mohamed el Beltagy: Role of Endoscopy in Infantile and Pediatric brain tumors |
| 09:35–09:45 | Kenichi Nishiyama: ETV in pineal tumors: indications, technique |
| 09:50–10:00 | Miwa Tomoru: Tumor biopsy / removal: surgical technique |
| 10:05–10:15 | Piero Spennato: Tumor biopsy with normal ventricles |
| 10:20–10:30 | Sergey Gorelyshev: Endoscope-assisted microsurgery in craniopharyngiomas and suprasellar lesions |
| 10:30-11:40 | SESSION 10: Craniopharyngiomas – Miscellaneous |
| Chairperson: Sandi Lam | |
| 10:30–10:40 | Valentina Pennacchietti: Craniopharyngiomas: ventricular approach |
| 10:45–10:55 | Nagasaka Shohei: Colloid cyst |
| 11:00–11:10 | Piero Spennato: ETV and posterior fossa tumors |
| 11:15–11:25 | Kazuhito Takeuchi: Cylinder tumor surgery |
| 11:30–11:40 | Joachim Oertel: Endoscopic Eyebrow approach |
| 11:40-12:00 | Coffee Break |
| 12.00-13.00 | Hands on-Anatomical and Animal models |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14.00-16.30 | Hands on-Anatomical and Animal models |
| 16:30-16:45 | Coffee Break |
| 16:45-18:15 | SESSION 11: Clinical Cases: Endoscopic Tumor Surgery & Video Session |
| Chairperson: Joachim Oertel | |
| 16:45-17:15 | Peng Zhao: Endoport technique in Intraventricular tumor (video presentation) |
| 17:15-18:15 | VIDEO SESSION | Endoscopic Tumor surgery |
| Instructors: Sandi Lam, Giulia Meccariello, Sergey Gorelyshev Each instructor presents 3 videos and is allotted 15’. |
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ADVANCED SKULLBASE SEGMENT
| Thursday • February 5th, 2026 Endoscopic Approaches to Sellar and Parasellar Regions |
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| 08:00-08:15 | Welcome and event presentation Luigi Maria Cavallo, Domenico Solari |
| 08:15-10:00 | SESSION 12: Endoscopic Endonasal approach to Sellar Region and Cavernous sinus |
| Chairperson: Waleed Azab | |
| 08:15-08:25 | Bertrand Bassaurt: Endonasal approach for pituitary adenomas |
| 08:30-08:40 | Hiroshi Nishioka: Endonasal approach to Cavernous Sinus |
| 08:45-08:55 | Domenico Solari: Endonasal approach for craniopharyngiomas |
| 09:00-09:10 | Waleed Azab: Endonasal approach for rare sellar lesions |
| 09:15-09:25 | Francesco Zenga: Adjunctive tools to endonasal skull base surgery |
| 09:30-09:40 | Kazuhito Takeuchi: ICA injury model in transsphenoidal surgery |
| 09:45-10:00 | Henry Schroeder: Endoscope-assisted supraorbital approach |
| 10:00-10:15 | Discussion & Networking break |
| 10:15-13:15 | Hands-on Cadaveric Specimens |
| 13:15-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-16:00 | Hands-on Cadaveric Specimens |
| 16:00-16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15-18:00 | SESSION 13: Advanced Endoscopic approaches to Skull Base |
| Chairperson: Michael Brunëau | |
| 16:15-16:25 | Luigi Maria Cavallo: Endonasal approaches for ASB meningiomas |
| 16:30-16:40 | Michael Bruneau: Minimally invasive approaches for ACF meningiomas |
| 16:45-16:55 | Sebastien Froelich: The endoscope in posterior fossa meningioma surgery |
| 17:00-17:10 | Emmanuel Jouanneau: Transcranial and endonasal route for Trigeminal Schwannomas |
| 17:15-17:25 | Diego Mazzatenta: Endonasal approaches for clival chordomas |
| 17:30-17:40 | Maurizio Iacoangeli: Endoscopic approach to the CVJ |
| 17:45-18:00 | Discussion |
| Friday • February 6th, 2026 Endoscopic and Exoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base |
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| 08:30-10:00 | SESSION 14: Endoscopic and Exoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base (Part A) |
| Chairperson: Luigi Maria Cavallo | |
| 08:15-08:25 | Teresa Somma: Principles & Training with Robotic Exoscope in neurosurgery |
| 08:30-08:40 | Ramin Eskandari: Robotic Exoscope Use for Microsurgical Cranial Approaches |
| 08:45-08:55 | Waleed Azab: Endoscopic approaches in skull base surgery |
| 09:00-09:10 | Matteo de Notaris: Transorbital eyelid approach. Anatomy |
| 09:15-09:25 | Calvin Mak: Extended endoscopic transorbital surgery |
| 09:30-09:40 | Paola Bonavolontà, Antonio Romano & Giovanni Dell’Aversana Orabona: Endonasal & Transorbital complementarity |
| 09:45-10:00 | Discussion |
| 10:00-10:15 | Networking break |
| 10:15-13:00 | Hands-on Cadaveric Specimens |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00-16:00 | Hands-on Cadaveric Specimens |
| 16:00-16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15-18:00 | SESSION 14: Endoscopic and Exoscopic Approaches to the Skull Base (Part B) |
| Chairperson: Felice Esposito | |
| 16:15-16:25 | Mateus Dal Fabbro: Cystic lesions of the sellar region |
| 16:30-16:40 | Felice Esposito: Tips and tricks for skull base reconstruction |
| 16:45-16:55 | Giuseppe Minniti: Radiotherapy for skull base tumors |
| 17:00-18:00 | VIDEO SESSION |
| Ramin, Eskandari, Ilaria Bove, Elena D’Avella, Gokmen Kahilogullary, Matteo de Notaris | |
SPINE SEGMENT
| Thursday • February 5th, 2026 | |||
| 08.00-10.00 | SESSION: INTRODUCTION AND LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION | ||
| 08:00-08:30 | Welcoming of Participants | ||
| 08:30-08:40 | Introduction and Presentation of the course Giuseppe Cinalli, Claudio Schonauer, François Lechanoine |
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| 08:40-09:20 | Session 1 Chairpersons: Claudio Schonauer, Ashwinkumar Khandge, Marco Baldassa |
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| 08:40-08:50 | Andrea Fanti: Monoportal Endoscopy: Basic Concepts and Surgical Setup | ||
| 08:50-09:00 | Frank Hassel: Monoportal Endoscopy: Learning Curve – How to overcome it | ||
| 09:00-09:10 | Gabriele Capo: Biportal Endoscopy: Basic Concepts, and Surgical Setup | ||
| 09:10-09:20 | François Lechanoine: Biportal Endoscopy: Learning Curve – How to overcome it | ||
| 09:20-10:00 | Session 2 Chairpersons: Francesco Costa, Andrea Fanti, Joseph Cristini |
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| 09:20-09:30 | Antonio Scarale: Monoportal Transforaminal Discectomy: How I do It | ||
| 09:30-09:40 | Marco Baldassa: Monoportal Interlaminar Discectomy: How I do it | ||
| 09:40-09:50 | Joseph Cristini: Biportal Interlaminar Discectomy: How I do It | ||
| 09:50-10:00 | Sebastian Senger: Monoportal Endoscopic-Tubular System: Indications and Specificity | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 10:30-13:30 | SESSION HANDS-ON – LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION
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| 13:30-14:30 | LUNCH | ||
| 14:30-16:30 | SESSION HANDS-ON – LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS
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| 16:30-17:00 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 17:00-18:30 | SESSION: LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS AND FORAMINAL STENOSIS | ||
| 17:00-17:10 | Claudio Schonauer, François Lechanoine: Debriefing of the Hands-on sessions, Q&A | ||
| 17:10-17:50 | Session 3 Chairpersons: Frank Hassel, Gabriele Capo, Antonio Scarale |
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| 17:10-17:20 | Andrea Fanti: Monoportal Transforaminal: Foraminal Anatomy | ||
| 17:20-17:30 | Ashwinkumar Khandge: Right Sided approaches in UBE | ||
| 17:30-17:40 | François Lechanoine: Biportal extraforaminal approach for foraminotomy or discectomy: How I do it | ||
| 17:40-17:50 | Frank Hassel: Monoportal interlaminar approach for over-the top laminectomy: How I do it | ||
| 17:50-18:40 | Session 4 Chairpersons: Sebastian Senger, Claudio Schonauer, Andrea Fanti |
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| 17:50-18:00 | Joseph Cristini: Biportal interlaminar approach for over-the-top laminectomy: How I do it | ||
| 18:00-18:10 | Francesco Costa: Cervical Microscopic Tubular Foraminotomy | ||
| 18:10-18:20 | Gabriele Capo: Complications Management in Biportal Endoscopy | ||
| 18:20-18:30 | Antonio Scarale: Complications Management in Monoportal Endoscopy | ||
| 18:30-18:40 | Discussion – Faculty Panel | ||
| Friday • February 6th, 2026 | |||
| 08:30-10:00 | SESSION: ADVANCED INDICATIONS | ||
| 08:30-08:40 | Claudio Schonauer, François Lechanoine: Debriefing of the first day and Presentation of the “choose your approach” Hands-on session | ||
| 08:40-09:20 | Session 5 Chairpersons: Joseph Cristini, Marco Baldassa, Sebastian Senger |
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| 08:40-08:50 | Ricardo Casal Grau: Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Monoportal Options | ||
| 08:50-09:00 | Ashwinkumar Khandge: Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: UBE TLIF | ||
| 09:00-09:10 | Frank Hassel: Cervical Monoportal Foraminotomy and posterior Discectomy | ||
| 09:10-09:20 | Marco Baldassa: Cervical Monoportal Foraminotomy and Laminectomy | ||
| 09:20-10:00 | Session 6 Chairpersons: Ricardo Casal Grau, Ashwinkumar Khandge, Frank Hassel |
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| 09:20-09:30 | François Lechanoine: Cervical Biportal Foraminotomy and posterior Discectomy | ||
| 09:30-09:40 | Joseph Cristini: Cervical Biportal Laminectomy and extended, complexes indications | ||
| 09:40-09:50 | Ricardo Casal Grau: Extended and complexes indications in Monoportal Endoscopy | ||
| 09:50-10:00 | So, Monoportal or Biportal? – Interactive Expert Debate & Audience Q&A | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 10:30-13:30 | SESSION: HANDS-ON “CHOOSE YOUR APPROACH” Cervical Foraminotomy, Microdiscectomy and Laminectomy
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| 13.30 | END OF THE COURSE | ||
