Focus On – Mini-Invasive Surgery

Name: Focus On – Mini-Invasive Surgery
Start: 2026-02-12T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-02-14T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Warsaw / Poland

Advanced Endoscopic-assisted ENT Surgery MasterClass

Focus On – Mini-Invasive Surgery

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Program Director:

Univ. Prof. Dr. Gilles Dupré Dipl. ECVS (FR)

Principal Course Master(s):

Dr. Gert ter Haar, Dipl. ECVS (NL)

Course Master(s):

Dr. Gert ter Haar, DVM, PhD, DECVS, EBVS® (Veterinary Surgery)
Dr. Elisa Robertson, BS BVetMed MANZCVSc (Feline), DABVP (Feline), FHEA,
FRSB, FRCVS, DABVS® (Feline Practice)

Course Overview

Over the past decade, veterinary Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) medicine and surgery have undergone rapid and significant advancements, driven by technological progress in diagnostic imaging and endoscopy. These innovations have not only deepened our understanding of anatomical and physiological knowledge but have also revolutionized treatment approaches. Many conditions that once required invasive surgical procedures, such as total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy or ventral bulla osteotomy, can now often be managed with less invasive techniques. These include perendoscopic, transcanal, or endoscopy-assisted interventions, as well as medication.
We invite you to join our two esteemed speakers, who bring a wealth of experience in veterinary ENT endoscopy. They will guide you through the latest knowledge and cutting-edge techniques in the field.

Aims and Learning Outcomes:

Our goal is to enhance your ENT endoscopic anatomical knowledge, explore the impact of endoscopic treatments on the physiology of hearing and respiration, and train you in performing comprehensive endoscopic evaluations. You will also learn relevant interventional procedures for the ear canal, middle ear, auditory tubes, nasal cavity, and nasopharynx.

Our aim is to improve your ENT endoscopic anatomical knowledge, understand the impact of endoscopic treatment on physiology of hearing and respiration and train you in performing thorough endoscopic evaluation and relevant interventional procedures of the ear canal, middle ear, auditory tubes, nasal cavity and nasopharynx.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand and comprehend the anatomy and function of the ear, auditory tubes and nose
• Develop the ability to perform video-otoscopy of the ear canal.
• Learn to conduct myringotomy and assisted endoscopy of the middle ear cavity, evaluating middle and inner ear structures, including the auditory tube.
• Be able to place perendoscopically ventilation tubes in the ear drum
• Become proficient in debriding obstructive middle ear mucosa and performing septotomy.
• Master techniques for rhinoscopy, normograde and retrograde nasopharyngoscopy, polyp removal, and biopsy procedures.
• Learn to treat nasopharyngeal stenosis.
• Understand the role of endoscopy in turbinate resection in brachycephalics and treatment of nasal cancer

This course is designed for Internal medicine, surgery or feline specialists as well as residents and experienced veterinary surgeons with experience in ENT medicine, surgery and basic endoscopic techniques

Please note: Course will take place in two locations:
Theoretical part: Hotel Mercure Warszawa Centrum, ul. Złota 48/54, 00-120 Warsaw, Poland
Practical part: Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Nowoursynowska Street 159 C (Building No 22), 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Course Program (Subject to change)

Thursday, 12 February 2026 - At Hotel Mercure Warszawa Centrum

08:30 – 09:00 Registration, coffee and welcome
09:00 – 10:00 Macroscopic, computed tomography, and endoscopic anatomy & physiology of the ear ter Haar
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 Tympanotomy techniques in dogs (including equipment, tympanomeatal flap), indications,
decision-making, anatomical limitations and applications Robertson
11:15 – 11:45 Secretory otitis media and ventilation tube placement ter Haar
11:45 – 12:10 Transcanal endoscopic ear canal and middle ear surgery in dogs Roberston
12:10 – 12:30 Transcanal endoscopic ear canal and middle ear surgery in dogs ter Haar
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:15 Myringotomy, septotomy, and evaluation of Eustachian tubes in cats with endoscopic
polyp removal technique ter Haar
14:15 – 14:30 Endoscopy assisted ventral bulla access in cat Robertson
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:45 Perendoscopic treatment of nasal Aspergillosis in dogs and cats Roberson
15:45 – 16:00 Endoscopy assisted treatment of sinal Aspergillosis in dogs ter Haar
16:00 – 16:30 Endoscopic assisted and Celon treatment of nasal cancer ter Haar
16:30 – 17:00 Endoscopic laser treatment of nasal cancer Robertson
17:00 – 17:30 Discussion

Friday, 13 February 2026 - At Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)

09:00 – 09:15 Storz introduction of materials
09:15 – 10:00 Demonstration of video-otoscopy, myringotomy, grommet placement, tympanomeatal flap,
transcanal procedures, TECA-LBO with use of endoscope, rhinoscopy in the dog and sinus
trephination and sinoscopy
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 Practice procedures above on dog cadavers
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Demonstration of rhinoscopy, normograde nasopharyngoscopy with evaluation of auditory tubes,
otoscopy and myringotomy in cats, septotomy in cats, evaluation of middle ear contents and VBO
with use of endoscope
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 17:00 Practice procedures above on cat cadavers

Saturday, 14 February 2026 - At Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)

09:00 – 09:30 Turbinectomy in brachycephalic dogs part 1(general overview of BOAS and place of
turbinectomy in a staged treatment plan) Robertson
09:30 – 10:00 Rhinoscopy assisted turbinectomy technique in dogs and cats ter Haar
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 Endoscopic ballooning of nasopharyngeal stenosis Robertson
11:30 – 12:30 Case discussions ter Haar / Robertson
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:15 Demonstration of rigid and flexible retrograde nasopharyngoscopy, treatment of nasopharyngeal
stenosis and rhinoscopy assisted biopsy, foreign body removal and turbinectomy
14:15 – 14:30 Coffee Break
14:30 – 17:00 Practice of the procedures above and/or those from previous day
Farewell