Primary Tutor
Denis Verwilghen
Secondary Tutor
Richard Reardon
This course is intended for EVDC / ECVS residents and diplomates and advanced practitioners in equine dentistry and surgery.
Afternoon session only
The course will cover a thorough review of equine sinus anatomy, the most common surgical pathologies of the sinus, the various sinoscopy and sinus flap surgical access techniqs.
At the end of the course the participants will be expected to know / able to
Understand the equine sinus anatomy and apply the anatomical knowledge for diagnostic and interventional purposes
Understand and be able to perform the different sinoscopic access techniques to the equine sinus
Understand and be able to identify ventral and dorsal bulla disease and perform transnasal surgical access to the structures.
Understand and be able to perform surgical access to the different sinus compartments by various trephination and flap techniques.