This course by Dr. Giuseppe Esposito is suitable for surgeons working with microsurgical techniques, microsutures and microanastomoses. Participants will be able to practice basic microsurgical techniques such as dissection of arteries and veins using a placenta model.
University Zurich Irchel
Building Y23 - Room F32
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zürich - Switzerland
The course has been accredited for 12 credits by the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery (SGNC) and by the Swiss Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SGPRAC)
| 16.01.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | Course 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.01.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | |
| 20.01.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | Course 2 |
| 21.01.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | |
| 12.06.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | Course 3 |
| 13.06.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | |
| 14.06.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm | Course 4 |
| 15.06.2025 | 8.30 am - 6.00 pm |
Residents: 700 CHF
Specialists: 900 CHF
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8.30 am | Introduction to the Lab. Microscope, instruments and positioning |
| 8.45 am | Microdissection, microsuturing and microanastomosis techniques |
| 9.15 am | Vessels microdissection (1 to 4 mm) |
| 10.00 am | 3 cm arteriotomy and microsuturing with 9-0 (interrupted microsutures) with symmetry analysis |
| 11.00 am | 3 cm arteriotomy and microsuturing with 10-0 (interrupted microsutures) with symmetry analysis |
| 11.45 am | 3 cm arteriotomy and microsuturing with 10-0 (running microsutures) |
| 12.30 pm | Break / Lunch |
| 1.30 pm | End-to-end microanastomosis complete technique with 9-0 (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 3.30 pm | End-to-end microanastomosis complete technique with 10-0 (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 5.00 pm | Donor vessel preparation for end-to-side (fish mouth technique) and side-to-side |
| 6.00 pm | End of the day |
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8.30 am | End-to-side microanastomosis complete technique with 9-0 (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 10.45 am | End-to-side microanastomosis complete technique with 10-0 (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 12.30 pm | Break / Lunch |
| 1.30 pm | Side-to-side microanastomosis complete technique with 10-0 (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 3.30 pm | End-to-end or Side-to-side microanastomosis complete technique (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 5.00 pm | Transposition of vessels (vessel dissection, microsuturing with analysis of leakage, symmetry of microsutures; fluorescein analysis) |
| 6.00 pm | End of day |
Sponsors
Mrs. Aude-Claire Gerber-Nielsen
University Hospital Zurich,
Department of Neurosurgery
Rämistrasse 100
8091 Zurich – Switzerland
