Sphenoidotomy – posterior (retrograde) ethmoidectomy (identification of the optic nerves and carotid arteries)

Arrival – introduction to the course

Dec. 03
Patient preparation, set-up, instrumentation and anaesthesia: everything before and around the operation

Dec. 03
Frontal sinusotomy: approaches, challenges and troubleshooting

Dec. 03
Revision FESS: anatomy distortion and how to re-orient yourself

Dec. 03
Recognition and management of intraoperative complications in FESS

Dec. 03
Surgery and biologics: current algorithms for the management of chronic rhinosinusitis

Dec. 03
“Full House FESS” – video presentation of the basic steps

Dec. 03
Coffee break

Dec. 03
Endoscope handling and endoscopic identification of structures – uncinectomy, middle meatal antrostomy

Dec. 03
Identification and ligation of the sphenopalatine artery

Dec. 03

Event 13th International Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) Course starts on Dec 3, 2026, 8:30:00 AM (Europe/Athens)

Location: 2nd Floor - Willis Cadaver Lab · NEUROLAB - 12/3/26, 4:00 PM - 12/3/26, 6:30 PM (Europe/Athens) (2 hours 30 minutes)

Session: Hands-on Dissection II · Presidium:Christos GEORGALAS

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