At the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, Vijaya ENT Care Centre held its International Live Revision Otological Surgery Workshop ReVision 2020 to address the various revision otological procedures. The workshop also held a ‘Temporal Bone-anza’ pre-conference live temporal bone dissection demonstration session.
Prof. Dr. Vijayendra Honnurappa and his team from Vijaya ENT Care Centre organized ReVision 2020, and at the event, Prof. Dr. Vijayendra Honnurappa and his colleagues released “Otology Demystified,” a high-quality oto-endoscopic diagnostic color atlas.
Prof., Dr. Vijayendra Honnurappa, Otolaryngologist, Vijaya E.N.T Care Center, led the workshop, which focused on this year’s theme of “Revision Otology Surgeries.” Dr. Sangeetha R, Consultant, Vijaya E.N.T Care Center, Dr. Nilesh Mahajan, Consultant, Vijaya E.N.T Care Center, and Dr. Vinay Vijayendra, Consultant, Vijaya E.N.T Care Center, who was the course director for the Live temporal bone dissection, were among those who attended the workshop.
Dr. A Mahadevaiah, Otolaryngologist/ENT Specialist, was also awarded at the conference for his significant contributions to the area of otology and for mentoring numerous doctors around the country. The program included talks of numerous theoretical concepts as well as live surgery demonstrations to educate the delegates. Prof., Dr. Vijayendra Honnurappa, Otolaryngologist, Vijaya E.N.T Care Centers, remarked during the ReVision 2020 workshop, “Revision procedures are always complex and tricky, and they require significantly more experience, which many of us have acquired after working on countless cases.”
The typical anatomical markers are frequently lost, and the information of past surgery are often erroneous or lacking. We trained surgeons not only how to deal with the problems of revision surgery, but also how to take preventative measures during the primary operation to avoid recurrences, through ReVision 2020. This would ensure that medical resources are not squandered, and people will not be forced to spend money on several recurrent treatments and operations in order to be cured of their ailment.” The workshop, which had been scheduled for March 2020, had to be postponed owing to the COVID pandemic.
“COVID-19 was a huge blow to us since we were forced to cancel this big event at the very last moment after all the arrangements had been made. We discussed briefly if we should stick to the same theme this year or choose a new topic entirely. But we all agreed that this is a topic which is vital and cannot be skipped. We also decided to retain the name ReVision 2020, even after 2 years as we wanted to be resilient and finish what we started,” added Prof. Dr. Vijayendra Honnurappa.
Speaking on “Temporal Bone-anza”, a Live temporal bone dissection, Dr. Vinay Vijayendra, Consultant,Vijaya E.N.T Care Center said, “The success of any good otologist can be attributed to their mastery over the anatomy of the temporal bone. The temporal bone, with all the twists and turns, provides a unique challenge to every budding otologist.
The demonstration was designed to educate delegates, young doctors, and post-graduate students with the subtleties of various ear procedures, allowing them to create a strong foundation for becoming excellent ear surgeons in the future.” Over 800 people attended ReVision 2020, including senior and junior ENT doctors, as well as postgraduate students from across the country.
During the ceremony, Prof. Vijayendra and his colleagues also published a high-quality oto-endoscopic diagnostic color atlas titled “Otology Demystified.” “The book contains an archive of over 10,000 photos of all the common and rare ear disorders collected over the previous decade,” he said. “This will be a fantastic asset for every ENT surgeon and will guide them in their diagnosis.”