SCOPO DEL CORSO e OBIETTIVI DIDATTICI

The course will cover the broad range of problems of head and neck with emphasis on the neck contracture. Preoperative diagnosis, evaluation, planning and operative techniques of this specific area will be presented in detail. The course is directed to surgeons with all levels of experience in free flap head and neck reconstruction. The invited guest Claudio Angrigiani and the discussant Phillip Blondeel have broad based knowledge in a variety of these procedures and a willingness to share their experience with the participants. They designed the program to be of interest to attendees considering initiating free flaps in head and neck reconstruction on a limited basis of practice and surgeons who routinely perform reconstruction. Interaction with the invited guest is encouraged through questions and answers opportunity throughout the duration of the course. The afternoon program will include a review of pertinent operative anatomy and detailed descriptions of the surgical technique employed for harvesting the perforator flaps for neck reconstruction in clinical practice. Factors that frequently influence intraoperative decision making will also be discussed. Panels will focus on critical issues and controversies facing surgeon who perform free flaps reconstructions, including management of complications and means for enhancing operative outcomes and safety.

At the end of this program, attendees should be able to:

  • describe the approaches to common reconstructive problems encountered in neck area
  • discuss the current controversies in planning consistent results for reconstructive procedures
  • manage common complications
  • practice with an improved awareness related to patient safety issues and concerns
  • understand the fundamental principles of flap anatomy and design
  • acquire basic skills for traditional and perforator flap harvesting technique
  • select the appropriate recipients vessels for microsurgery

SPECIAL GUEST

Claudio ANGRIGIANI, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina

He graduated from Buenos Aires School of Medicine in 1971, and from Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates in 1972. He is now Chief ...

DISCUSSANTS

Phillip BLONDEEL, MD (Gent, Belgium)
Jaume MASIA, MD (Barcelona, Spain)

COURSE DIRECTORS

Marco KLINGER, MD
Riccardo MAZZOLA, MD

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT

Isabella MAZZOLA
Valwriano VINCI

IN COLLABORATION WITH

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PROGRAM

  • 08:30 - 08:45Registration
  • 08:45 - 09:00Opening Remarks
  • 09:00 - 10:15Live SurgeryCorrection of neck contracture with perforator flap based on Superficial Circumflex Scapular Artery (C. Angrigiani)
  • 10:15 - 10:45Open bar
  • 10:45 - 12:30LecturesThe following two lectures will be presented by Phillip Blondeel MD during the microsurgical procedure perfomed by Claudio Angrigiani MD:
    - How to perform a perforator flap safely?
    - The first facial transplant in Belgium: two-year follow-up
  • 12:30 - 14:30Lunch
  • 14:30 - 15:15LectureVascular anatomy of the back (donor site) (C. Angrigiani)
  • 15:15 - 15:45LectureHarvesting of the scapular flap and TDAP flap and their clinical application (C. Angrigiani)
  • 15:45 - 16:15LectureApplication of the pedicled scapular flap and TDAP flap vs free flap (C. Angrigiani)
  • 16:15 - 16:45Coffee break
  • 16:45 - 17:10LectureSurgical technique and clinical application of the dorsal scapular perforator island flap (C. Angrigiani)
  • 17:10 - 17:30PanelAdjuvant surgery for neck reconstruction to improve results (C. Angrigiani, P. Blondeel, J. Masia)
  • 17:30 - 17:45Q&A
  • 17:45 - 18:00Evaluation through questionnaire
  • 18:00 - 18:15Conclusions and Adjournment

COURSE VENUE

Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Centro Congressi
Via Manzoni, 113 – Rozzano (MI)