Scientific Programme



15:00-16:00
ESPN Training & Education Committee Meeting Hall C
16:00-18:00 ESPN Business Meeting Hall C
18:00-19:00 ESPN 2023 Course Faculty Meeting Hall C
08:00-10:00
MORNING SESSION 1
Hall A
08:00-08:05 Federico Di Rocco, Bernt Due-Tønnessen: Introduction to the Course

SPINAL CORD MALFORMATIONS
Chairs: Matthieu Vinchon, Paul Chumas
08:05-08:20
Dominic Thompson: Classification and Embryology of spinal dysraphism
08:20-08:30 Federico Di Rocco: Antenatal diagnosis and management of spinal dysraphism
08:30-08:40 Claudiu Matei: Neonatal Management of myelomeningocele. Which assessment at birth?
08:40-08:55 Giuseppe Cinalli: Issues with the closure of myelomeningocele and technique for repair
08:55–09:10 Kazuaki Shimoji: Management of myelomeningocele related hydrocephalus
09:10–09:25 Petra Aden: Long term outcome and management of myelomeningocele: the importance of the multidisciplinary team
09:25-09:40 Sandip Chatterjee: Anterior spinal Meningoceles.
09:40-10:00 Gianpiero Tamburrini: Cases for discussion of myelomeningocele    
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-13:30 MORNING SESSION 1 (continued) Hall A

OTHER DYSRAPHISMS
Chairs: Francesco Sala, Radek Frič
10:30-10:50 Dominic Thompson: Genetic syndromes and spinal dysraphisms
10:50-11:05 Sandip Chatterjee: LDM vs Dermal Sinus. How the differences impact on the clinical practice
11:05-11:20 Wan Tew Seow: Lumbosacral Lipomas. Issues and management principles
11:20-12:00 Skull vault tumors: Lumbosacral Lipomas, Why and when I operate
Panel: Gianpiero Tamburrini, Dominic Thompson, Adrian Caceres, Giuseppe Cinalli, Sandip Chatterjee
12:00-12:15 Dominic Thompson: How I do it: Lumbosacral Lipomas
12:15-12:25 Thomas Roujeau: How I do it: Follow-up of unoperated lumbosacral lipomas
12:25-12:35 Federico Di Rocco: Lumbosacral Lipomas rethetering. Diagnosis and management
12:35-12.45 Francesco Sala: Role of IOM in primary and secondary of surgical management of spinal lipomas
12:45-12:55 Adrian Caceres: Folates supplementation  for prevention of spinal dysraphisms 
12:55-13:30 Sandip Chatterjee: Dysraphisms Cases for discussion: Diastematomyelia, Neurenteric Cysts
13:30-15:00 Lunch Break
15:00-16:30 AFTERNOON SESSION 1 Hall A

ORBIT AND SKULL
Chairs: Martina Messing-Jünger, Laura Valentini
15:00-15:15 Paul Chumas: Orbit anatomy and orbital tumors
15:15-15:30 Dag Krohn-Hansen: Surgical approaches to the orbit
15:30-15:45 Thomas Roujeau: Cases for discussion: Benign Skull and scalp lesions. aplasia cutis
15:45-16:00 Frederick Boop: Cases for discussion Skull vault tumors
16:00-16:15 Wan Tew Seow: Cases for discussion encephaloceles
16:15-16:30
Gianpiero Tamburrini: Cranial bone defect reconstruction 
16:30-17.00 Coffee Break
17:00-20:00  GROUP SESSIONS 1 Halls A•B•C 
  GROUP A
17:00-19:30 HANDS-ON SESSION I: Osteotomies and pîezosurgery 
Instructors: Federico Di Rocco, Laura Valentini, Thomas Roujeau, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Martina Messing Jünger, Matthieu Vinchon, Kazuaki Shimoji, Bernt Due-Tønnessen
Hall B
  GROUP B
17:00-18:30 SOLVE A CASE SESSION I: Spine malformations
Instructors: Francesco Sala, Spyros Sgouros, Sandip Chatterjee, Radek Frič, Claudiu Matei, Martin Schuhmann
Hall C
 18:30-20:00  VIDEO SESSION I: Spine malformations
Instructors: Dominic Thompson, Paul Chumas, Wan Tew Seow, Adrian Caceres, Giuseppe Cinalli, Ulrich Thomale
Hall A
  GROUP C
17:00-18:30 VIDEO SESSION I: Spine malformations
Instructors: Dominic Thompson, Paul Chumas, Wan Tew Seow, Adrian Caceres, Giuseppe Cinalli, Ulrich Thomale
Hall A
 18:30-20:00  SOLVE A CASE SESSION I: Spine malformations
Instructors: Francesco Sala, Spyros Sgouros, Sandip Chatterjee, Radek Frič, Claudiu Matei, Martin Schuhmann
Hall A
08:00-11:10 MORNING SESSION 2 Hall A

CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION ANOMALIES AND CHIARI
Chairs: Thomas Roujeau, Gianpiero Tamburrini
08:00-08:15 Dominic Thompson: Embryology of CVJ
08:15-08:30 Anna Latysheva: Radiology of CVJ Morphology and dynamics
08:30-08:45 Dominic Thompson: Principles of CVJ stabilization in children
08:45-09:05 Sandip Chatterjee: CVJ in particular conditions: Enhler Danlos, T21, MPS
09:05-09:10 Discussion
09:10-09:20 Federico Di Rocco: Spectrum of Chiari type 1 malformation and its surgical management
09:20-09:30 Radek Frič: ICP in CM1
09:30-09:40 Martina Messing Jünger: Indications for surgery in Chiari type I Malformation, when to operate
09:40-09:50 Laura Valentini: Chiari type I Malformation, when to not operate
09:50-10:00 Discussion
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30- 10:40 Martin U. Schuhmann: How I do it. Chiari type I Malformation
10:40-11:10
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: Follow-up, outcome evaluation and outcome predictors
Panel: Federico Di Rocco, Martin U. Schuhmann, Martina Messing-Jünger, Dominic Thompson, Wan Tew Seow, Kazuaki Shimoji
11:10-13:00 MORNING SESSION 2 (continued) Hall A

VASCULAR
Chairs: Spyros Sgouros, Dominic Thompson
11:10-11:25 Radek Frič: Specificities of Vascular Malformations in children
11:25-11:35 Wan Tew Seow: AVM and epilepsy
11:35-11:50 Alexandros Rentzos: Endovascular management of Pediatric Vascular Malformations.
11:50-12:05 Øystein Tveiten: Radiosurgery for Brain AVM
12:05-12:15 Giuseppe Cinalli: Indications for surgery in AVMs in children
 12:15-12:30
Radek Frič: Principles of AVM surgery in children. Technical pitfalls
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:45
AFTERNOON SESSION 2
Hall A

VASCULAR
Chairs: Adrian Caceres, Gianpiero Tamburrini
14:00-14:15 Martin U. Schuhmann: Moya-Moya
14:15-14:25 Sandi Lam: Cerebral vascular anastomoses in pediatric neurosurgery
14:25-14:35 Matthieu Vinchon: Vein of Galen Malformations
 14:35:15:45 Radek Frič: Cases for discussion: Vascular
08:30-10:30 MORNING SESSION 3 Hall A

CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS
Chair: Martin U. Schuhmann
08:30 -08:45 Kazuaki Shimoji: Clinical and radiological classification with a focus on neurosurgical issues in non syndromic synostosis
08:45-09:00 Elin Tonne: Genetics and clinical work-up
09:00-09:15
Bernt Due-Tønnessen: Principles of scaphocephaly surgery
09:15-09:30 Luca Massimi: Principles of anterior skull surgery
09:30-09:45 Federico Di Rocco: Principles of posterior skull surgery
09:45-10:10 Ulrich Thomale: Files for discussion: Non-syndromic
10:10-10:30 Matthieu Vinchon: Non-syndromic synostosis, Short term and Long-term complications
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 MORNING SESSION 3 (continued) Hall A

SYNDROMIC CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS
Chair: Elin Tonne
11:00-11:15 Gianpiero Tamburrini: Syndromic craniosynostosis. And their neurosurgical aspects
11:15-11:30 Fredrik Platou Lindal: Maxillofacial and Odontological management of syndromic synostosis
11:30:11:45 Ulrikke Wiig: Syndromic synostosis, Short- term and Long-term complications
11:45-12:00 Ina Almdahl: Neuropsychological results.in syndromic and non-syndromic synostosis
12:00-12:30 Matthieu Vinchon: Files for discussion: Syndromic
12:30-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-16:00 AFTERNOON SESSION 3 Hall A

SPINE AND SPINAL CORD TUMORS
Chairs: Federico Di Rocco, Martina Messing-Jünger
13:45-14:05 Wan Tew Seow: Spinal Tumors Principles of treatment. Sarcomas, chordomas, anevrysmal cysts NSMT
14:05-14:15 Aina Ulvmoen: Specific issues of Neuroblastomas
14:15-14:35 Adrian Caceres: Cases for discussion: Spinal Tumors
14:35-14:55 Francesco Sala: Spinal Cord Tumors. Principles of treatment
14:55-15:15 Matthieu Vinchon: How I do it: Spinal Cord Tumors
15:15-15:30 Sandip Chatterjee: Cauda Equina tumors
15:30-16:00 Luca Massimi: Cases for discussion: Spinal cord and cauda equina tumors
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-19:30 GROUP SESSIONS 2 Halls A•B•C 
  GROUP A
16:30-18:00 SOLVE A CASE SESSION II: Spine malformations
Instructors: Francesco Sala, Spyros Sgouros, Sandip Chatterjee, Radek Frič, Claudiu Matei, Martin Schuhmann
Hall C
18:30-19:30
 VIDEO SESSION II: Spine malformations
Instructors: Dominic Thompson, Paul Chumas, Wan Tew Seow, Adrian Caceres, Ulrich Thomale
Hall A
  GROUP B
16:30-19:00 HANDS-ON SESSION II: Osteotomies and pîezosurgery                  
Instructors: Federico Di Rocco, Laura Valentini, Thomas Roujeau, Luca Massimi, Martina Messing-Jünger, Kazuaki Shimoji, Bernt Due-Tønnessen
Hall B
  GROUP C
16:30-18:00 VIDEO SESSION II: Midline and spinal Tumors
Instructors: Wan Tew Seow, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Paul Chumas, Ulrich Thomale, Dominic Thompson
Hall A
18:00-19:30 SOLVE A CASE SESSION II: Midline and spinal Tumors
Instructors: Spyros Sgouros, Radek Frič, Claudiu Matei, Martin Schuhmann, Frederick Boop, Matthieu Vinchon, Sandip Chatterjee
 Hall C
08:30-10:15 MORNING SESSION 4 Hall A

SELLAR AND SUPRASELLAR TUMORS
Chairs: Gianpiero Tamburrini, Paul Chumas
08:30-08:40 Anna Latysheva: Radiology of sellar and suprasellar region
 08:40-08:55 Martina Messing-Jünger: Chiasmatic and hypothalamic tumors
08:55-09.15  Aina Ulvmoen: Optic nerve, chiasmatic and hypothalamic tumors. Message from the oncologist
09:15-09:30 Martin Schuhmann: Optic nerve, chiasmatic and hypothalamic tumors. Management strategies
09:30-09:45 Frederick Boop: Long term results in chiasmatic and hypothalamic tumors
 09:45-10:15 Spyros Sgouros: Cases for discussion: Management options
10:15-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:45 MORNING SESSION 4 (continued) Hall A

SELLAR AND SUPRASELLAR TUMORS (continued)
Chairs: Laura Valentini, Matthieu Vinchon
11:00-11:20 Frederick Boop: Craniopharyngiomas: Management options
11:20-11:30 Matthieu Vinchon: Recurrent craniopharyngiomas. Ectopic and non ectopic
11:30-11:45 Thomas Roujeau: Craniopharyngiomas Long term results
11:45-12:05 Ulrich Thomale: Cases for discussion
12:05-12:20 Federico Di Rocco: Pituitary tumors in children. Specificities of pediatric population
12:20-12:45 Spyros Sgouros: Pituitary stalk lesions. Tumoral vs non tumoral
12:45-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:15 AFTERNOON SESSION 4 Hall A

TECHNICAL SURGICAL NOTES
Chairs: Wan Tew Seow, Thomas Roujeau
 14:00-14:15 Paul Chumas: Subfrontal interhemispheric. When and How to do it
 14:15-14:30 Laura Grazia Valentini: Pterional approaches. When and How to do it
 14:30-14:45 Frederick Boop: Transfrontal and transcallosal approaches
 14:45-15:00 Gianpiero Tamburrini: How to do it. Endonasal approach
 15:00-15:15 Ulrich Thomale: Intraventricular endoscopic approach. When and How to do it
 15:15-15:30 Coffee  Break
15:30-18:30 GROUP SESSIONS 3 Halls A•B•C

GROUP A 
15:30-17:00 VIDEO SESSION III: Midline and spinal Tumors
Instructors: Wan Tew Seow, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Paul Chumas, Ulrich Thomale, Dominic Thompson
Hall A
 17:00-18:30  SOLVE A CASE SESSION III: Midline and spinal Tumors
Instructors: Spyros Sgouros, Paul Chumas, Radek Frič, Claudiu Matei, Martin Schuhmann, Frederick Boop, Matthieu Vinchon, Sandip Chatterjee
Hall C

GROUP B 
 15:30-17:00 SOLVE A CASE SESSION III: Midline and spinalTumors
Instructors: Spyros Sgouros, Radek Frič, Claudiu Matei, Martin Schuhmann, Frederick Boop, Matthieu Vinchon, Sandip Chatterjee
Hall C
17:00-18:30 VIDEO SESSION III: Midline and spinal Tumors
Instructors: Wan Tew Seow, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Paul Chumas, Ulrich Thomale,Dominic Thompson
Hall A

GROUP C
16:30-18:00
HANDS-ON SESSION III: Osteotomies and pîezosurgery
Instructors: Federico Di Rocco, Laura Valentini, Thomas Roujeau, Luca Massimi, Martina Messing-Jünger, Kazuaki Shimoji, Bernt Due-Tønnessen
Hall B
18:30-19:30

FINAL SESSION
EVALUATION OF THE COURSE

Chair: Federico Di Rocco, Bernt Due-Tønnessen, Luca Massimi

18:30-18:50 Ruth Mitchell: Make the world a better place: the role of pediatric neurosurgeon
18:50-19:30 Evaluation of the course
Hall A