RoyalBelgianSocietyofOto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNeckSurgery

SpringSymposium

3March2018

PalaceofAcademiesBrussels

President:FrankDeclau

RBSPosterAwardRBSTemporalBoneContest

RBSLecturerAwardinRhinologyRBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology

RBSLecturerAwardinLaryngology,HeadandNeckPathology

DearColleagues,ItismyhonorandpleasuretoinviteyoutotheSpringMeetingoftheRoyalBelgianSocietyofOto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNeckSurgerythatwilltakeplaceinBrusselsonMarch3,2018.

Ourspecialtyisstillinfullexpansionasprovenbytheoverwhelmingscientificinputforthismeeting.Morethan60abstractsweresubmitted,testifyingtheactivescientificinterestinmanyENTdepartmentsinBelgium.Allaspectsofourspecialtywillbediscussed:otology&audiology,rhinology,laryngologyandhead&necksurgery.

Accordingtoannualcustom,thebestabstractswillbeawardedbytheSociety.ConcurrentlywiththeSpringmeeting,alsoatemporalbonecontesthasbeenheldofwhichthebesttwowillbeawarded.Theseawardsarealsoanincentiveforouryoungercolleaguestocontinuewiththeirscientificresearch.

Iamconfidentthatthismeetingwillimproveourexpertiseandknowledgeinourspecialty.Thisscientificbackgroundinformationwillmaximizeoursuccessratesandwillbenefitourpatients.

Iamlookingforwardtothisinterestingandproductivemeeting.

FrankDeclau,MD,PhDRBSORLPresident

AUDITORIUM MARBLEHALL

08.00 Registration-Welcome

08.30 RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-AudiologyPartI

FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology

FreePaperSessionRBSLecturerAwardinRhinologyFreeCommunicationinRhinology

10.06 CoffeebreakPosterviewing

Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors10.36

RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-AudiologyPartII

FreeCommunicationsinLaryngology,Head&NeckPathology

RBSLecturerAwardinLaryngology,Head&NeckPathology

12.12 Lunch

PosterviewingVisitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

13.15 GeneralAssemblyoftheSRBORLKBV

13.45 GeneralAssemblyoftheProfessionalSociety14.15

RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-AudiologyPartIII RBSPosterAward

15.1515.27

15.15 CoffeebreakPosterviewing

Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors15.57

FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology

FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology

FreePaperSession

16.2116.33

16.40

AwardsCeremonyandFinalRemarks

17.10

Programme

Abstracts

Theabstractsofcommunicationsareon-lineavailableatthewebsiteoftheSocietyat:www.orl-nko.be.InformationforpresentersWewouldliketodrawyourattentiontothefollowingpoints:

• Slides of your presentation must be in English but the communications can be madeeitherinEnglish,FrenchorDutch.

• TheprojectionsysteminthemeetingroomwillincludeaPersonalComputer(PC)alongwithPowerPointforWindowsandUSBport.

• Presentations on USBmemory stickmust be uploaded in themeeting rooms (MarbleroomorAuditorium)andthisatleastonehourbeforethestartofthesessioninwhichitisscheduled.Roomtechnicianswillbeavailableinthemeetingroomfrom08h00.

Lecturerawards

• Theallocatedtimeofpresentationshouldbestrictly respectedandmaynotexceed11minutes.Thepresentationshouldtake9minutesandthediscussion2minutes.

FreeCommunications

• Theallocatedtimeofpresentationshouldbestrictly respectedandmaynotexceed11minutes.Thepresentationshouldtake9minutesandthediscussion2minutes.

Posterawardcommunications&Posterdisplay

• Yourpresentationshouldcontainamaximumof5slides.• The allocated time of presentation should be strictly respected andmay not exceed 4

minutes.• Posterdisplay: -PosterswillbedisplayedintheAtrium

-PostersshouldbemountedonSaturday3March2018(08h30- 10h00)andleftondisplaytill16h00. -Postersnotremovedbefore17h30willbeconsideredaspaper waste.

• Posterdimensions:Theheightoftheposterboards is1,50meterandthewidth is0,65meter(portraitstyle).Materialsrequiredtomountposterswillbeavailable.

Accreditation

Applicationforaccreditationhasbeensubmitted.Participantswillreceiveacertificateofaccreditationaftersigningtheattendanceregister.

ScientificInformation

Chairmen: VincentVanRompaeyandPatrickLevie

RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology08.30 Fullspectrumofsymptomsofbilateralvestibulopathyneedsfurtherinvestigation– systematicreview AF.Lucieer,S.Duijn,H.Kingma,V.VanRompaey,A.P.Fornos,N.Guinand,J.Ph.Guyot, M.vanHoof,R.vandeBerg DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHeadandNeckSurgery,DivisionofBalanceDisorders, MaastrichtUniversityMedicalCenter,Maastricht,Netherlands

08.42 Vestibularfunctionandmotorperformanceininfants C.Dhondt,L.Maes,I.Dhooge DepartmentofEarNoseThroat,GhentUniversity,Ghent

08.54 Twenty-twoyearsofbenignparoxysmalpositionalvertigoatSint-JanHospitalBruges: aretrospectiveanalysisof3785patients S.Vandenbroeck,A.-S.Vinck,B.Lerut DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,HeadandNeckSurgery,Sint-JanHospital,Bruges

09.06 Impactofbilateralvestibulopathyonspatialandnon-spatialcognition:asystematic review B.Dobbels,O.Peetermans,B.Boon,G.Mertens,P.VandeHeyning,V.VanRompaey DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology&HeadandNeckSurgery,AntwerpUniversityHospital,Antwerp

09.18 Ontheeffectofnoisygalvanicvestibularstimulationondynamicvisualacuityin bilateralvestibulopathy N.Herssens,W.Saeys,L.Vereeck,B.Dobbels,V.VanRompaey,A.Hallemans DepartmentofRehabilitationSciencesandPhysiotherapy,FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences, UniversityofAntwerp,Antwerp

09.30 MachinelearningcandistinguishinnerearsaffectedbyMénière’sdiseasefromhealthy controls M.C.J.deWit,M.vanHoof,E.L.vandenBurg,H.Kingma,A.A.Postma,A.M.L.Janssen, M.Bilderbeek-Beckers,A.Laurent,E.Theunissen,P.Dammeijer,V.VanRompaey, Tj.D.Bruintjes,R.vandeBerg DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHeadandNeckSurgery,MaastrichtUniversityMedical Center,Maastricht,TheNetherlands

ProgrammeinDetail

AUDITORIUM 8h30-10h06RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology

PARTIFreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology

09.42 Onthesymptomatology,MRIcharacteristicsandmanagementinalargecohortof vestibularschwannomapatients E.Greant,B.Ihtijarevic,T.Menovsky,P.VandeHeyning,V.VanRompaey DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology&HeadandNeckSurgery,AntwerpUniversityHospital,Antwerp

FreeCommunicationinOtology-Audiology09.54 Alteredcircadianlocomotoractivityafteracuteotovestibularfailureinrodents V.VanRompaey,S.Missault,K.Szewczyk,P.VandeHeyning,P.DeDeyn,D.VanDam FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,UniversityofAntwerp,Antwerp10.06 Coffeebreak-Posterviewing-Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

Chairpersons: Anne-LaureMansbachandNicolasVerhaert

RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology10.36 CO₂lasermyringotomyefficacyinadultswithotitismediawitheffusion:a5-year retrospectivestudy M.Verhasselt,P.Bisschop,H.Kabtouri DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,BrugmannUniversityHospital,Brussels

10.48 FacialNerveSchwannomas:amulticenterexperienceof20cases E.Loos,S.Schmerber,B.DeFoer,J.W.Casselman,A.Bernaerts,Y.Maryn, R.Vanspauwen,E.Offeciers,J.VanDinther,A.Zarowski,T.Somers DepartmentofENT-HNS,EuropeanInstituteforOtorhinolaryngology-HeadandNeckSurgeryand SkullBaseSurgery,SintAugustinusHospital,GZA,Antwerp

11.00 Long-termfollow-upoftheChordaTympanifunctionaftermiddleearsurgery M.Claerhout,PJ.Leupe,N.Verhaert,C.Desloovere DepartmentofOto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNecksurgery,KULeuven,Leuven

11.12 Stapessurgeryforotosclerosisinpatientspresentingwithmixedhearingloss D.Thys,C.Salmon,S.Barriat,P.P.Lefebvre DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,UniversityofLiège,Liège

11.24 Whyisitusefultotesttheaudiovisualintegrationindeafpatients? J.Wathour,E.Nyssen,C.Mullender,M.Decat,N.Deggouj Saint-LucUniversityHospital,Brussels

11.36 Audiometricfindingsinelderlyof80yearsandolderandthepotentiallinkbetween audiometricparametersandcognition K.DeRaedemaeker,I.Foulon,F.Gordts

ENTdepartmentoftheUniversityHospitaloftheVrijeUniversiteitBrussel,Brussels

11.48 AuditoryfunctionalconnectivityinKingKopetzkipatients:Aprospectiveandcontrolled magnetoencephalographicstudy C.Ducène,V.Wens,M.Bourguignon,B.Marty,X.DeTiège,M.VanderGhinst ENTdepartment,CHUSaint-Pierre,ULB,Brussels

12.00 Schoolperformanceofearlyimplantedchildrenwithcochlearimplantsinmainstream educationinFlanders S.Krijger,P.Govaerts,I.Dhooge DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,GhentUniversity,Ghent12.12 Lunch-Posterviewing-Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

AUDITORIUM 10h36-12h12RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology

PARTII

Chairmen: MarkJorissenandPhilippeEloy

FreePaperSession08.30 Youngotolaryngologist–InternationalFederationofOto-rhino-laryngological Societies:establishment,developmentandperspectives

J.R.Lechien,D.R.DeSiati,V.Couloignier,N.Teissiers,T.Ayad,N.FakhryLaboratoryofAnatomyandExperimentalOncology,FacultyofMedicine,UMONSResearchInstituteforHealthSciencesandTechnology,UniversityofMons,Mons

RBSLecturerAwardinRhinology08.42 Endoscopicsurgeryforjuvenilenasopharyngealangiofibroma:experienceofatertiary centerfrom1993-2016 L.Poels,M.Jorissen DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,HeadandNecksurgery,UniversityHospitalsLeuven,Leuven

08.54 Dicedcartilageinfascia(DCF)infunctionalseptorhinoplasty L.Celis,F.Declau DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHead&NeckSurgery,GZAziekenhuizen,Antwerp

09.06 UnusualpresentationsofdiffuselargeBcelllymphoma:caseseries F.Rosenzweig,K.Trimmel,C.DeDorlodot,Ph.Eloy HNS&ENTdepartment,CHUUCLNamur,SitedeGodinne,Yvoir

09.18 LactobacilluscaseiAMB-R2restoresnasalepithelialbarrierintegrityinchronic rhinosinusitis K.Martens,B.Steelant,I.DeBoeck,B.Pugin,S.Seys,S.Lebeer,P.W.Hellings LaboratoryofClinicalImmunology,CatholicUniversityLeuven,Leuven

09.30 Thereasonsofuncontrolledchronicrhinosinusitisandallergicrhinitis-amulticentre study P.VanBulck,L.Cools,S.Seys,M.S.Soumya,D.Nyembu,L.Zhang,E.Toskala, P.W.Hellings DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,HeadandNecksurgery,UniversityHospitalsLeuven,Leuven

09.42 Endoscopicseptoplasty:literaturereview,surgicaltechniquesandretrospective analysisattheUniversityHospitalsLeuven S.Vandenbroeck,M.Jorissen DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,HeadandNeckSurgery,UniversityHospitalsLeuven,Leuven

MARBLEHALL 8h30-10h06FreePaperSession

RBSLecturerAwardinRhinologyFreeCommunicationinRhinology

FreeCommunicationinRhinology09.54 Ararecauseofrecurrentepistaxis:theepithelioidangiomatousnoduleofthenasal cavity C.VanZuylen,P.Brihaye,A.-L.Mansbach UniversityChildren’sHospitalReineFabiola,FreeUniversityofBrussels(ULB),Brussels10.06 DeliberationsfortheLecturerAwardinRhinology10.06 Coffeebreak-Posterviewing-Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

Chairmen: PhilippeDeronandSébastienVandervorst

FreeCommunicationsinLaryngology,HeadandNeckPathology10.36 VoicequalityoutcomesofidiopathicParkinsondiseasemedicaltreatment:a systematicreview J.R.Lechien,S.Blecic,K.Huet,V.Delvaux,M.Piccaluga,A.Rodriguez,B.Harmegnies, S.Saussez Oto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNeckSurgeryDepartment,Saint-PierreUniversityHospital,ULB, Brussels

10.48 Gastricpull-upanastomoticfailureandreconstructionwithbipaddledALTflapintotal pharyngolaryngoesofagectomy:acasereportandreviewoftheliterature A.Lambert,K.VanLanduyt,M.Kint,T.Cammaert,S.Delrue,G.DeVos,Ph.Heylbroeck, P.Neyt,P.VanDerEecken,J.Meulemans,V.VanderPoorten,P.Delaere,C.Vanclooster DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology-HeadandNeckSurgery,GeneralHospitalSintLucasGhent, GhentRBSLecturerAwardinLaryngology,HeadandNeckPathology11.00 Theincidenceofcomplicationsafterextra-capsulartonsillectomyinone-daysurgery stage:aretrospectivestudyof2714cases A.Noel,Q.Mat,C.Napoli,M.Barthelemy,S.Tainmont,D.Lejeune,P.Simon,R.Mehta, C.d’Adesky,J.-P.Duterme HôpitalCivilMarieCurie,C.H.U.deCharleroi,Charleroi

11.12 ContributionofMontgomery®ImplantSysteminmedializationthyroplasty: postoperativevoiceresults G.Delahaut,A.Rybowski,V.Bachy,G.Lawson,M.Remacle,S.VanderVorst ENTdepartment,CHUUCLNamur,SiteGodinne,Yvoir

11.24 Theutilityofsuprascapulararteryislandflapinheadandneckreconstructionsurgery aftercervico-facialoncologicalresection R.CheikhYoussef,D.Dequanter,A.RodriguezRuis,G.Chantrain,R.Javadian Oto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNeckSurgeryDepartment,Saint-PierreUniversityHospital,ULB, Brussels

11.36 Transoralroboticsurgery(TORS)hypopharyngectomy:feasibilityandoutcomes Sa.Hassid,S.VanderVorst,G.Delahaut,V.Bachy,O.Desgain,G.Lawson ENTdepartment,CHUUCLNamur,SiteGodinne,Yvoir

11.48 Transoralrobotictotallaryngectomy(TORS-TL):theexperienceofCHUUCLNamur G.Delahaut,G.Gersdorff,S.VanderVorst,V.Bachy,O.Desgain,G.Lawson ENTdepartment,CHUUCLNamur,SiteGodinne,Yvoir

MARBLEHALL 10h36-12h12FreeCommunicationsinLaryngology,HeadandNeckPathologyRBSLecturerAwardinLaryngology,HeadandNeckPathology

12.00 VoicequalityandorofacialstrengthinpatientswithearlyidiopathicParkinsondisease: acontrolledstudy J.R.Lechien,S.Blecic,K.Huet,A.Rodriguez,B.Harmegnies,S.Saussez Oto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNeckSurgeryDepartment,Saint-PierreUniversityHospital,ULB, Brussels12.12 DeliberationsfortheLecturerAwardinLaryngology,HeadandNeckPathology12.12 Lunch-Posterviewing-Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

13.15 GeneralAssemblySRBORLKBV: DagordeGewoneAlgemeneVergaderingvan3maart2018 OrdredujourAssembléeGénéraleOrdinairedu3mars2018

1. WoordvandeVoorzitter/MotduPrésident:F.Declau2. VerslagvandeAfgevaardigdBestuurder/Rapportdel'AdministrateurDélégué:

J.-B.Watelet3. VerslagvandePenningmeester/RapportduTrésorier:R.Kuhweide4. VerslagvandeHoofdredacteursvanB-ENT/RapportdesRédacteursenChefdeB-ENT:

Ph.Eloy,M.Jorissen5. VerslagvanhetLedensecretariaat/RapportduSecrétariatdesMembres:R.Kuhweide6. Voorstelenstemmingvanhetrapport/Propositionetsoumissionauvotedurapport7. VA-NKO:VerslagvandeVoorzitter/RapportduPrésident8. B-Rhino-B-Audio:VerslagvandeVoorzitter/RapportduPrésident

PARTII13.45 GeneralAssemblyBeroepsvereniging/UnionProfessionnelle: DagordeAgemeneVergaderingvan3maart2018 OrdredujourAssembléeGénéraledu3mars2018

1. ToespraakvandeVoorzitter/AllocutionduPrésident:F.Indesteege2. Jaarverslagvandesecretaris/Compte-renduannueldusecrétaire:P.Levie3. VerslagvandePenningmeester/RapportduTrésorier:K.Menten4. Discussiemetdeleden/Discussionaveclesmembres/

AUDITORIUM 13h15-14h15GeneralAssemblies

Chairpersons: HelenVanHoeckeandRomoloDanieleDeSiati

RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology14.15 Outcomeaftersurgeryforpediatriccholesteatoma:aretrospectiveanalysiswithlong- termfollow-up S.Mattheeuws,H.VanHoecke,I.Dhooge DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,GhentUniversityHospital,Ghent

14.27 Safetyofthebonyobliterationtympanoplastyforcholesteatomawithlabyrinthine fistula Q.Roggeman,J.vanDinther,R.Vanspauwen,A.Zarowski,T.Somers,E.Offeciers EuropeanInstituteforORL-HNS,DepartmentofENT-HNS,SintAugustinusHospitalGZA,Antwerp

14.39 QualityoflifeinpatientswithMercketympanoplastyandbonyobliterationtechnique usingCOMQ12-adiseasespecificPROM W.Baetens,A.Zarowksi,E.Offeciers,T.Somers,J.vanDinther EuropeanInstituteforORL-HNS,DepartmentofENT-HNS,SintAugustinusHospitalGZA,Antwerp

14.51 Middleearproblemsinchildrenwithcleftlipand/orpalate F.Dochy,E.Vanheule,E.DeLeenheer,I.Dhooge,H.VanHoecke DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,GhentUniversityHospital,Ghent

15.03 TherefinedSTAMCOcholesteatomaclassificationinCWUsurgerywithbony obliterationtechnique H.F.vanWaegeningh,J.vanDinther,A.Zarowski EuropeanInstituteforORL-HNS,DepartmentofENT-HNS,SintAugustinusHospitalGZA,Antwerp15.15 DeliberationsfortheLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology15.15 Coffeebreak-Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

AUDITORIUM 14h15-15h15RBSLecturerAwardinOtology-Audiology

PARTIII

Chairpersons: GlenFortonandCarolineSalmon

FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology15.57 RestingstateEEGmicrostateintinnituspatientsrevealsdynamicchangesinattention andauditorycorticalnetworksduringresidualinhibition A.Deklerck,H.Keppler,K.Paul,S.Degeest,G.Pourtois,I.Dhooge DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,GhentUniversityHospital,Ghent

16.09 Retrospectiveandcross-sectionalanalysisofrecipientsoftheNucleuscontourusinga cochleostomyapproachandtheNucleusCI422/522usingtheroundwindowapproach C.W.M.Snels,W.Huinck,E.Mylanus,I.Dhooge DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,UniversityHospitalGhent,Ghent

16.40 AwardsCeremony17.00 FinalRemarks

AUDITORIUM 15h57-16h21FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology

AUDITORIUM 16h40-17h05AwardsCeremony

Chairmen: FransGordtsandPhilippeRombaux

RBSPosterAward14.15 Suddenairwayobstructioncausedbyaninfectedlaryngealoncocyticcystadenoma masqueradingaslaryngopyocele L.Celis,K.Berghmans,F.Declau DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHead&NeckSurgery,GZAziekenhuizen,Antwerp

14.19 Huntington’sdiseaseinapatientpresentingatthevertigoclinic R.VanGeet,J.Claes,A.Boogers,D.Crosiers,V.VanRompaey DepartmentOtorhinolaryngology&HeadandNeckSurgery,AntwerpUniversityHospital,Antwerp

14.23 “Lagoutteaunez”:ararecaseofnasalgoutytophuspresentingwithnasalobstruction andnasalhump P.Levie,W.Renwart SARE(Chirec),Anderlecht

14.27 Unusualpresentationofthyroglossalductcysts M.Hoste,M.Hamoir,S.Schmitz ENTDepartmentUCL

14.31 Post-irradiatedcarotidblowoutsyndromeinpatientswithnasopharyngealtumor: about3cases V.Detroux,Y.Goffart,AL.Poirrier,D.Maris,L.Collignon,P.P.Lefebvre ENTDepartment,CHUSart-Tilman,Liège

14.35 Flexiblerhinolaryngoscopyininfant:indications,conditionsofexecution,complications A.Hanot,J.-C.Degols,E.Holvoet ServiceORL,CliniqueSaintPierre,Ottignies

14.39 Watchoutforthegreatmimicker:acaseseriesofprimarysyphilisinENTpractice B.Pauwels,T.Cammaert,G.DeVos,P.Heylbroeck,P.Neyt,C.Vanclooster, P.VanderEecken,S.Delrue DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,HeadandNeckSurgery,AZSint-Lucas,Ghent

14.43 AprospectiveauditofacuteENTactivityinateachinghospital M.Goffinet,L.Atta,S.Delrez,A.Asimakopoulos,G.Bendavid,A.Delhez,F.Rogister, P.P.Lefebvre,A.L.Poirrier ENTDepartment,UniversityHospitalofLiège,Liège

14.47 Etiologies,andhearingstatusin129bilateralvestibulopathypatients O.Peetermans,B.Boon,B.Dobbels,J.DeBelder,S.Matthysen,P.VandeHeyning, G.Mertens,V.VanRompaey FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,UniversityofAntwerp,Antwerp

MARBLEHALL 14h15-15h27RBSPosterAward

14.51 DoesotovestibularlossinDFNA9haveanimpactofoncognition?Asystematicreview S.Matthysen,J.DeBelder,A.Claes,G.Mertens,P.VandeHeyning,V.VanRompaey FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,UniversityofAntwerp,Antwerp

14.55 Aggregatingthesymptomsofsuperiorsemicircularcanaldehiscencesyndrome:review todevelopevidence-basedsymptomset L.Naert,P.VandeHeyning,R.VandeBerg,B.Ward,A.Bisdorff,J.Sharon, V.VanRompaey FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,UniversityofAntwerp,Antwerp

14.59 Sigmoidsinusdiverticulum/aneurysminapatientwithincapacitatingpulsatiletinnitus V.Verkest,P.VandeHeyning,V.VanRompaey DepartmentOtorhinolaryngology&HeadandNeckSurgery,AntwerpUniversityHospital,Antwerp

15.03 GenotypeandphenotypecorrelationoftransgenicCochmousemodels A.Liesenborghs,K.Goyvaerts,D.DeHerdt,P.VandeHeyning,G.VanCamp, P.Ponsaerts,V.VanRompaey FacultyofMedicineandHealthSciences,UniversityofAntwerp,Antwerp

15.07 Anunusualsofttissuetumorinthepterygopalatinefossa S.D.LeBon,A.Rodriguez,M.Horoi UniversityhospitalSt-Pierre,ULB,Brussels

15.11 Ararecauseofdeafness(ina24yomusician) M.Samaha,M.Horoi,C.Ducène,MP.Thill UniversityhospitalSt-Pierre,ULB,Brussels

15.15 TheRepeatableBatteryfortheAssessmentofNeuropsychologicalstatusforHearing impairedindividuals(RBANS-H)inanolderpopulationwithage-normalhearing A.J.Claes,G.Mertens,A.Gilles,T.Dom,N.Janssen,J.Janssens,A.Hofkens-Vanden Brandt,P.VandeHeyning,V.VanRompaey DepartmentOtorhinolaryngology&HeadandNeckSurgery,AntwerpUniversityHospital,Antwerp

15.19 Osteoblastomaofmaxillarysinusandhardpalate:acasereport E.Oorts,C.Cox,K.Deben,A-S.Eeckels,S.JanssensdeVarebeke,J.Jacobs,T.Cox DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHead&NeckSurgery,VirgaJessaHasselt,Hasselt

15.23 Ararecaseofacomplicatedotomastoiditis:Bezoldabscess A.-S.Eeckels,C.Cox,T.Cox,T.Crins,K.Ketelslagers,,E.Oorts,S.JanssensdeVarebeke DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHead&NeckSurgery,VirgaJessaHasselt,Hasselt

15.27 DeliberationsforthePosterAward15.27 Coffeebreak-Visitingtheboothsoftheexhibitors

Chairpersons: VedatTopsakalandNathalieBernheim

FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology15.57 Casereport:useofFlosealTMforhemostasisduringmastoidectomy E.Oorts,K.Deben,K.Ketelslagers,T.Crins,S.JanssensdeVarebeke DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHead&NeckSurgery,VirgaJessaHasselt,Hasselt

16.09 Thevestibularimplant:newwaysofeffectevaluation F.Lucieer,R.vandeBerg,N.Guinand,C.McCrum,K.Meijer,P.Willems,M.Ranieri, S.Cavuscens,JP.Guyot,H.Kingma,A.Perez-Fornos

DivisionofBalanceDisorders,DepartmentofOtorhinolaryngologyandHeadandNeckSurgery,FacultyofHealthMedicineandLifeSciences,SchoolforMentalHealthandNeuroscience,MaastrichtUniversityMedicalCenter,Maastricht,TheNetherlands

FreePaperSession16.21 TheCaduceus J.Tainmont QueenAstridMilitaryHospitalBrusselsandErasmusAcademicHospital,ULB-(Honorary)

16.40 AwardsCeremony17.00 FinalRemarks

AUDITORIUM 16h40-17h10AwardsCeremony

MARBLEHALL 15h57-16h33FreeCommunicationsinOtology-Audiology

FreePaperSession

VenueTheSpringMeeting2018of theRoyalBelgianSocietyofOto-Rhino-Laryngology,HeadandNeckSurgerywilltakeplaceonMarch3,2018atthePalaceofAcademies,Brussels,Belgium.Address: PalaceofAcademies RueDucale1,Hertogsstraat1 1000Brussels Pleasenote:ParkingofthePalaceofAcademies:BoulevardduRégent/ Regentlaan

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MemberRBSENT-HNS €65,00 €85,00Non-memberRBSENT-HNS €215,00 €235,00MDinResidence €50,00 €70,00

Paramedicalprofessional,Student €50,00 €70,00

CancellationofregistrationIntheeventofcancellation,writtennotificationshouldbesenttotheOrganizingSecretariat(Semico)byfax:092338597oremail:orl@semico.beThefollowingcancellationfeeswillapply:

• Till25February2018:50%refund;Asof25February2018oriftheparticipantfailstoattend:norefund.

Allrefundswillbeprocessedandissuedwithin10daysafterthecongress.

LiabilityandinsuranceLiability: In the case of government intervention or regulation, military activity, strikes or any othercircumstances that make it impossible or inadvisable for the congress to take place at the time and placeprovided, the participant shall waive any claim for damages or compensation and there shall be no futureliabilityonthepartofeitherparty.Insurance:Registrationfeesdonotincludeinsuranceofanykind,norforcemajeureoranyotherreason,normedical expenses (including sickness and accident cover), nor loss or damage to personal property, noradditionalexpensesandrepatriationshouldtravelarrangementshavetobealtered.NortheRBSENTHNS,northecongressorganizerscantakeanyresponsibilityforanyparticipantfailingtoarrangetheirowninsurance.

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