Scientific Programme


CONSENSUS CONFERENCE: CNS AVM in children
Friday • April 8, 2022
10:00-13:00 Question 1 Pediatric AVMs : congenital or acquired anomalies ?
Chair: Spyros Sgouros (Greece), Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
 10:00-10:20 Introduction to the Consensus:  Spyros Sgouros (Greece)
 10:20-10:40 What is the natural history of pediatric AVM (congenital or acquired anomalies )? Radek Frič (Norway)
Discussion
10:40-11:00 
Pediatric AVMs :congential, acquired and underlying conditions: Luca Massimi (Italy)
Discussion
11:00-11:20 Pediatric AVMs and Hydocephalus: Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany)
Discussion
11:20-12:00 Coffee Break
12:00-12:20 Pediatric AVMs and seizures: Paolo Frassanito (Italy)
Discussion
12:20-12:40 What is the bleeding risk of pediatric AVMs? Matthieu Vinchon (France)
Discussion
12:40-13:00
 What is the risk of recurrence after complete embolization in children ? Francis Turjman (France)
Discussion  
13:00-13:30 Summary and answers Q1
Round table: All panelists
Chair: Spyros  Sgouros (Greece), Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-18:30 Question 2 Indications and management of  ruptured pediatric AVMs
Chair: Matthieu Vinchon (France),  Luca Massimi (Italy)
 14:30-14:50 Management in the acute phase.
When to operate? Alexandru Szathmari (France)
Discussion
14:50-15:10 Management in the elective phase.
When to operate? Sergey Gorelyshev (Russia)
Discussion
15:10-15:30 Surgical pitfalls in pediatric AVMS surgery: Gao Zeng (China)
Discussion
15:30-15:50 When to embolize? Francis Turjman (France)
Discussion
15:50-16:10 When to irradiate? Gustavo Touzet (France)
Discussion
16:10-16:30 Results of unimodal versus multimodal therapy: Raphael Guzman (France)
Discussion
16:30-17:00 Coffee Break
17:00-18:00 Free Presentations
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 Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations in the pediatric age. Experience at Meyer Children’s Hospital: Regina Mura (Italy)
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 Multimodality treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations in children treated in the same institution: a retrospective study from 2003 to 2019: Olivier Klein (France)
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 Safety and Clinical Utility of Intraoperative cerebral angiography during surgery for paediatric arteriovenous malformations: John Duddy (United Kingdom)
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 Treatment of ruptured pediatric AVM in Slovenia: Peter Spazzapan (Slovenia)
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 Multi-modality Treatment Approach for Paediatric AVMs with Quality of Life Outcome Measures: John Duddy (United Kingdom)
 18:00-18:30 Summary and answers Q2.
Round table: All panelists
Chair: Matthieu Vinchon (France), Luca Massimi (Italy)
Saturday • April 9, 2022
08:00-10:30 Question 3 Indications for treatment in unruptured  pediatric AVMs
Chair: Alexandru Szathmari (France), Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany)
08:00-08:20 When to treat unruptured  pediatric AVMs ? Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
Discussion
08:20-08:40
What treatment plan in unruptured  pediatric AVMs ? Unruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformations in children: outcome in treated versus untreated patients: Matthieu Vinchon (France)
Discussion
08:40-09:00 When to embolize unruptured  pediatric AVMs ? Francis Turjman  (France)
Discussion
09:00-09:30 When to irradiate unruptured  pediatric AVMs? Gustavo Touzet (France)
Discussion
09:30 -09:45

FP-05
 Free Presentations

Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation in newborns: a retrospective study to identify prognostic factors and indication to treatment in a referral center: Silvia Buratti (Italy)
09:45-10:30 Summary and answers Q3
Round table: All panelists
Chair:  Alexandru Szathmari (France), Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany)
10:30-11:10
  Coffee Break

REFRESHER COURSE: Secondary neurulation and junctional anomalies
Saturday • April 9, 2022
11:10-13:00 Embryology and classifications
Chair : Spyros Sgouros (Greece), Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
11:10-11:30 Current classifications and clinical implications: Nobuhito Morota (Japan)
11:30-11:40 Discussion
11:40-12:00 Junctional neurulation, a fundamental concept that leads to new clinical data: Martin Catala (France)
12:00-12:10 Discussion
12:10-12:30 Antenatal aspects of secondary neurulation: from diagnosis to surgery? Frank Van Calebergh (Belgium)
12:30-13:00 Discussion
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-17:00 The pathologies
Chair: Thomas Roujeau (France), Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany)
14:30-14:50 Lipomas of the filum: definition, management, surgical pitfalls: Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
14:50-15:00 Discussion
15:00-15:20 Terminal, transitional and chaotic lipomas of the conus: Wan Tew Seow (Singapore)
15:20 -15:30 Discussion
15:30-15:50 Retained medullary cord and Caudal regression definition, management,  long term results: Sandip Chatterjee (India)
15:50-16:00 Discussion
16:00-16:20 MyeLDM and Incomplete dysjunction anomalies definitions, management: Dominic Thompson (United Kingdom)
16:20-16:30 Discussion
16:30-16:50 Terminal myelocystocele definition, management, long term results: Martina Messinger- Juenger (Germany)
16:50-17:00 Discussion
17:00-17:30 Coffee Break
17:30-18:30 Cases for discussion
Chair: Alexandru Szathmari (France), Francesco Sala (Italy)
17:30-17:45 Cases for discussion: Luca Massimi (Italy)
17:45-18:00 Cases for discussion: Dominic Thompson (United Kingdom)
18:00-18:15 Cases for discussion: José Francisco Salomao (Brazil)
18:15-18:30 Cases for discussion: Matthieu Vinchon (France)
 18:30-19:00 Satellite Symposium  (sponsored by Integra)
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Sunday • April 10, 2022
08:00-09:30

Surgical aspects
Chair: Matthieu Vinchon (France), Martina Messing-Juenger (Germany)
08:00-08:15 Surgical strategy: when, why  and how: Dominic Thompson (United Kingdom)
08:15-08:25 IOM monitoring: when, what: Francesco Sala (Italy)
08:25-08:35 Other adjuvant per operative instrumentation: Laser… : Wan Tew Seow (Singapore)
08:35-08:45 Duraplasty: when and what: Thomas Roujeau(France)
08:45-09:00 Discussion
Surgical tips in dysraphism surgery
09:00-09:07 Three essentials tips in dysraphism surgery: Sandip Chatterjee (India)
09:07-09:15 Three essentials tips in dysraphism surgery: Nobuhito Morota (Japan)
09:15-09:30 Discussion
09:30-10:00 Coffee Break
10:00-11:00 Retethering
Chair: Dominic Thompson (United Kingdom), Federico Di Rocco (France)
10:00-10:10 Definition and diagnosis (clinical, instrumental): Gianpiero Tamburrini (Italy)
10:10-10:20 When and how to operate: Alexandru Szathmari (France)
10:20-10:30 Retethering rate after Filum teminale  sectioning: Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale (Germany)
10:30-11:00 Cases for discussion: Sandip Chatterjee (India)
11:00-13:00 Multidisciplinary management of Secondary neurulation and junctional anomalies
Chair: Frank Van Calebergh (Belgium), Luca Massim (Italy)
11:00-11:15 Role of the urologist: when and why: Claudia Rendeli (Italy)
11:15-11:30 Management of foot deformities in children with various forms of spina bifida and tethered cord : Anastasios Kanellopoulos (Greece)
11:30-11:45 Management of complex spinal discorders in children with various forms of spina bifida: Sotiris Papastefanou (Greece)
11:45-12:00
 Management of child to adult transition: Matthieu Vinchon (France)
12:00-12:30

FP-14		 Free Presentations

Multidisciplinary clinic for closed spinal Dysraphisms: Laura Valentini (Italy)
12:30-13:00 Discussion
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