146 Otolaryngology Skull Base Grand Rounds: "Technological Advancements in Radiation Oncology for Skull Base Tumors" (041618)

Dallas, TX US
April 16, 2018

The surgical removal of benign and malignant tumors involving the base of the skull often creates a communication between the subarachnoid space and the paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx, and therefore may place the patient at risk for the development of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula and meningitis post operatively.  This lecture will improve the ability of those in attendance to prevent this complication when possible, and to manage those fistulae that will inevitably occur

Target Audience

Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology faculty and residents

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this lecture, those in the audience should be able to:

Understand the need to counsel patients prior to skull base surgery regarding the possibility of developing a cerebrospinal fluid fistula, and its risks.

                Discuss the wound closure strategies available to prevent a cerebrospinal fluid fistula after skull base surgery

                Describe the importance of the early detection of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula after skull base surgery

                Understand the non-operative and operative management of a cerebrospinal fluid fistula after skull base surgery

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/16/2018
Course expires: 
04/16/2018
Event starts: 
04/16/2018 - 6:30am CDT
Event ends: 
04/16/2018 - 7:30am CDT
Cost:
$0.00
UT Southwestern Medical Center
2201 Inwood Road
(NC) 8.212 Conference Room Seay Biomedical Building
Dallas, TX 75235
United States

PRESENTER: Grace Raja, MD, Fellow
Hematology/Oncology

Topic: Assistance Programs for Oncology
Patients

 

PRESENTER: Bishoy Gayed, MD, Fellow
Urology

Topic: Comparative Functional Outcomes
between Open and Robotic
Prostatectomy

 

 

Jonathan Dowell, M.D., Moderator

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Dowell, M.D., Moderator

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA
  • 1.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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