Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons by ARTION Conferences & Events

th ANNUAL HELLENIC CONGRESS OF

NEUROSURGERY

WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

th ANNUAL

NEUROSURGERY NURSES MEETING

+ JOINT INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR NEUROSURGEONS

19-22 JUNE 2014 LUCY HOTEL - KAVALA - GREECE www.neurosurgerycongress.gr

ORGANIZATION

HELLENIC NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY

UNDER THE AUSPICES

HELLENIC MINISTRY OF HEALTH HELLENIC REGULATORY BODY OF NURSES

Detailed Programme

DETAILED PROGRAMME Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons

20-22 JUNE 2014 Lucy Hotel Kavala, Greece

JOINT INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR NEUROSURGEONS

Friday 20 June 2014

Orpheas Conference Hall

16:00-17:00 Free Communications Chair: V. Karakostov - P. Vulekovic - T. Palaiologos O25. ANTERIOR SCREW FIXATION FOR ODONTOID FRACTURES. A SINGLE SURGEONS’ EXPERIENCE P. Stavrinou Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany O26. TECHNIQUE AND OUTCOMES OF THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION. EVALUATION OF 48 CONSECUTIVE OPERATIONS FROM A SINGLE SURGEON P. Stavrinou Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cologne, Germany O27. ONE STAGE ANTERIOR-POSTERIOR DECOMPRESSION AND STABILIZATION IN CASES WITH COMPLEX PATHOLOGY OF THE CERVICAL SPINE M. Sklavounou, N. Paidakakos, D. Bouramas Department of Neurosurgery, Athens Naval Hospital and Bioclinic O28. RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF OUTCOME IN 304 PITUITARY MACROADENOMAS RESECTED VIA THE ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL ROUTE IN A REFERENCE CENTER N. Paidakakos, G. Sokratous, G. Evans, S. Barazi, N. Thomas Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK O29. OPEN AND ENDOSCOPIC APPROACHES FOR CRANIAL BASE CHORDOMAS AND CHONDROSARCOMAS N. Paidakakos, A. Bhavsar, G. Sokratous, S. Barazi, N. Thomas Department of Neurosurgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK Ο30. FLOW DIVERTERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF UNRUPTURED ANEURYSMS M. Mantatzis1, T. Birbilis2, Κ. Kontogiannidis2, P. Prassopoulos1 1 Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 2 Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece

Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons 17:00-18:30 1st Session: Miscellaneous - Peripheral Nerves Chairs: L. Rasulic - Y. Enchev - S. Korfias “Monocentric Experience with Modified Neurosurgical Safety Checklist” Y. Enchev, University Hospital “Sv. Marina”, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria “Surgery of the Brachial Plexus Injuries - Is it Valuable?” M. Samardžić, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Serbia “Peripheral Nerve Surgery – View through Multidisciplinary Approach Window” L. Rasulic, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Serbia “Glutamate Receptors in Peripheral Nerve Injuries: Is there a Role in Clinical Practice?” A. Chatzisotiriou, Department of Physiology, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 18:30-19:30 Free Communications Chair: Z. Roganovic – I. Todorov - S. Lafazanos O31. BRACHIAL PLEXUS SURGERY – PRESENT LIMITS AND PERSPECTIVES L. Rasulic University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Serbia O32. SYMPTOMATIC PSEUDOANEURYSMS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES Z. Roganovic Department for Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia O33. PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE INTRACRANIAL MASS LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY M. Laleva, N. Gabrovsky, G. Pavlov, S. Gabrovsky Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency Hospital “N.N. Pirogov”, Sofia, Bulgaria O34. ACUTE TRAUMATIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMAS TREATED IN A SINGLE INSTITUTION V. Atanasov, R. Popov University Hospital “Tsaritsa Yoanna”, Sofia, Bulgaria O35. ENDOSCOPE-ASSISTED EVACUATION OF LOBAR INTRACEREBRAL HEMATOMAS B. Iliev, Y. Enchev, T. Avramov, D. Handgiev, P. Trendafilov, T. Kondev Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Marina”, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria Ο36. INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND AND NAVIGATION IN ANEURISMAL SURGERY I. Todorov, T. Eftimov, V. Nakov, K. Ninov Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons 21:00-22:00 Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception at Kavala Castle 21:00-21:30 Speech by Mr Michalis Lychounas, Archaeologist, 12th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities “An MRI of the historic spine of Kavala; from traumas, fractures and stenoses to a holistic treatment”

Saturday 21 June 2014

Orpheas Conference Hall

09:00-10:30 2nd Session: Vascular Chairs: M. Marinov - V. Papic - A. Andreou “Cognitive Outcome after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” V. Papić, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia “Our Current Experience with Open and Endovascular Treatment of Cerebrovascular Lesions” M. Marinov, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria “Aneurysms of the Vertebrobasilar System – Endovascular and Surgical Treatment” T. Eftimov, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria “Indications for Endovascular or Microsurgical Treatment of Brain Aneurysms” A. Andreou, Hygeia Medical Center, Athens, Greece 10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:30 3rd Session: Intraaxial Tumors Chairs: E. Chatzidakis - G. Poptodorov - M. Joković “Low Grade Glioma-Treatment Dilemmas” M. Joković, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Serbia “Surgical Treatment in Patients with Different Brain Tumors Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (5-ala) Assisted Intraopoereative Fluorenscence” G. Poptodorov, Emergency Hospital “N. N. Pirogov”, Sofia, Bulgaria “Glioma Surgery in Eloquent Areas” P. Selviaridis, “AHEPA” University General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece “Total and Supratotal Resections of Infiltrative Gliomas Using Intraoperative Mapping and Monitoring Techniques” M. Minkin, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons 12:30-14:00 4th Session: Extraaxial Tumors Chairs: V. Antunović - K. Polyzoidis - C. Ranguelov “Surgery of Giant CPA Neuromas” V. Antunović, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Serbia “Petroclival Meningiomas: Problems and Surgical Management” C. Ranguelov, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria “Meningiomas, Recurrence of Meningiomas - Biological Characteristics” M. Rakić, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Serbia “Meningiomas of the Anterior Cranial Fossa: Pitfalls in their Diagnosis and Management” K. Polyzoidis, “AHEPA” University General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece 14:00-15:00 Light Lunch 15:00-16:30 5th Session: Surgical Approaches to Sellar and Parasellar Tumors Chairs: M. Rakić - A. Hadzhiyanev - M. Fratzoglou

LYDIA Conference Hall “Operative Approaches to Sellar Tumors” P. Vuleković, Department. of Neurosurgery, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Serbia, “Effectiveness of Transsphenoidal Surgery in Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas” A. Hadzhiyanev, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Sofia, Bulgaria “Sellar, Parasellar and Suprasellar Region: Anatomical Considerations and Surgical Approaches” M. Fratzoglou, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital of Nikaia Piraeus, Greece “Transnasal Sellar Approach. The Transition from Microscope to Endoscope” N. Foroglou, “AHEPA” University General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece “Endoscopic Approaches to Sellar Region” A. Grotenhuis, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands 16:30-17:30 Free Communications Chair: A. Tasiou – K. Barkas – N. Gabrovsky O37. FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AFTER GLIOMA SURGERY. A 2-YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY E. Liouta1, V. Katsaros2, C.Koutsarnakis1, F.Liakos1, G. Stranjalis 1 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens 2 Department of Radiology, Agios Savvas, Athens

Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons O38. TUMOR TISSUE BANK AND NEUROSURGERY N. Gabrovsky, N. Velinov, M. Laleva, M. Kamenova, S. Gabrovsky, G. Poptodorov Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency Hospital “N.N.Pirogov”, Sofia, Bulgaria O39. ADVANCEMENT OF THE SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR GLIOMAS – A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN A SINGLE INSTITUTION N. Gabrovsky, G. Poptodorov, N. Velinov, M. Laleva, D. Maslarov, M. Kamenova, R. Kaneva, S. Gabrovsky Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency Hospital “N.N. Pirogov”, Sofia, Bulgaria O40. VEGF AND BFGF PLASMA AND CSF LEVELS IN GLIOBLASTOMA

MULTIFORME PATIENTS D. Handzhiev1, Y. Enchev1, B. Iliev1, T. Kondev1, P. Trendafilov1, T. Avramov1, G. Kiuchukov2 1 Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Marina” 2 Department of Neurosurgery, “Sv. Anna”, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria O41. POSTERIOR INTERHEMISPHERIC RETROCALLOSAL APPROACH FOR THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PINEAL REGION LESIONS AND LESIONS SITUATED IN THE POSTERIOR PART OF THE THIRD VENTRICLE N. Velinov, M. Laleva, N. Gabrovsky, S. Gabrovsky Department of Neurosurgery, Emergency Hospital “N.N. Pirogov”, Sofia, Bulgaria O42. HIGH GRADE GLIOMA SURGERY – CLASSIC VERSUS ULTRASOUND NAVIGATION I. Todorov Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria 21:00

Gala Dinner

Sunday 22 June 2014

LYDIA Conference Hall

09:00-10:00 Free Communications Chair: Z. Roganović - P. Vuleković - G. Koutsoumpelis O43. TENDENCIES IN THE MENAGAMENT OF SPINAL METASTASES – COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE PAST AND PRESENT A. Davarski, I. Kehayov, B. Kitov, H. Zhelyazkov Department of Neurosurgery Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria O44. SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SPONDYLODISCITIS IN THE CERVICAL, THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE V. Karakostov, L. Tatarchev, C. Christov, R. Avramov, N. Stoianchev, M. Slavkov Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria

Joint International Meeting for Neurosurgeons O45. VERTEBROPLASTY AND KYPHOPLASTY – SIX YEARS CLINICAL EXPERIENCE V. Karakostov, L. Tatarchev, C. Christov, R. Avramov, N. Stoianchev, M. Slavkov Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria O46. PEDICLE SCREW FIXATION IN TREATMENT OF ADULT LUMBAR SCOLIOSIS: CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHICAL OUTCOME C. Christov, V. Karakostov, S. Michailova, L. Tatarchev Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Ivan Rilsky”, Medical University Sofia, Bulgaria

O47. CORRELATION BETWEEN THE TRAUMATIC SPINAL CANAL STENOSIS IN

THORACIC AND LUMBAR FRACTURES AND NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT S.K. Kalevski, D.G. Haritonov, N.A. Peev Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Anna”, Varna, Bulgaria O48. ANTERIOR CERVICAL SURGERY - APPROACH RELATED COMPLICATIONS D.G. Haritonov, S.K. Kalevski, N.A. Peev Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital “Sv. Anna”, Varna, Bulgaria O49. LONG-SEGMENT PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL FIXATION N. Gabrovsky, M. Laleva, K. Uzunov, S. Gabrovsky Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Pirogov, Sofia, Bulgaria 10:00-11:30 6th Session: Cervical Spine Chairs: D. Bouramas – D.G. Haritonov – T. Cigić “Lateral Approaches to the Cervical Spine” A. Spiliotopoulos, “AHEPA” University General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece “Augmentation of Anterior Cervical Surgery with Posterior Fixation in Traumatic Subaxial Cervical Spine” D.G. Haritonov, University Hospital “Sv. Anna”, Varna, Bulgaria “Complications of Cervical Spine Surgery” K. Paterakis, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece Epidemiology of Aneurismal SAH P. Vuleković, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, Serbia, 11:30-12:00

Coffee break

12:00-13:30 7th Session: Lumbar spine surgery Chairs: I. Magras – M. Markovic – N. Gabrovsky “Full Endoscopic Interlaminar Approach in Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery” M. Markovic, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun- Belgrade, Serbia

Notes “Lumbar Microdiscectomy in Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Disc Extrusion” T. Cigić, University Clinical Center Novi Sad, Serbia “Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Transpedicular Stabilization in the Thoraco-Lubmar Spine: Initial Evidence” N. Gabrovsky, Emergency Hospital “N. N. Pirogov”, Sofia, Bulgaria “Fail Back Syndrome” I. Magras, “AHEPA” University General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece 13:30-14:00

Closing Remarks

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