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Forward146 Otolaryngology Skull Base Grand Rounds: "Technological Advancements in Radiation Oncology for Skull Base Tumors" (041618)
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
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