To provide a controlled access to laparoscopists in Neuropelveological diagnosis and treatments.
GOALS
This workshop is offered to fully trained endoscopists who wish to undertake further training in highly specialised endoscopic techniques in neuropelveology. This module assumes a basic knowledge of functional pelvic neuroanatomy and focuses mainly on the surgical aspects of techniques such as nerve-sparing procedures in radical pelvic surgery and neuromodulative procedures such as GNS – genital nerve stimulation and the LION procedure – laparoscopic implantation of neuroprothesis, including the “Possover’s procedure” in spinal cord injured people.
TOPICS
Diagnosis in neuropelveology – mononeuropathies, radiculopathies, spinal cord pathologies
Pelvic neurofunctional anatomy. Pathologies of the hypogastric, lumbar and sacral plexuses
Topographic pelvic neuranatomy on cadaver
Detailed understanding of applied physics relating to energy sources for neuro-stimulation/modulation
Training in programation of pacemakers in several therapeutic indications (OAB, Pain, SCI…)
Postoperative training of spinal cord injured people after implantation
