Program
Wednesday, June 25th 2025
- 08:15 OPENING REGISTRATION DESK
Lecture hall, Doberaner Str. 142, 18057 Rostock
- 09:00 – 12:00 3D LIVE SURGERY
Chair: J. Müller & S. M. van Bonn-Ytrehus
Surgeon: R. Mlynski; Rostock, Germany
MED-EL PASSIVE MIDDLE EAR IMPLANTS
M. Schweißgut, MED-EL
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
- 13:00 – 14:00 MED-EL HANDS ON WORKSHOP & PMEI-SIMULATOR
M. Schweißgut, U. Steinhardt, S. Cass, E. Schimanski, S. M. van Bonn-Ytrehus & A-L. Saur
- 14:00 – 16:00 OPENING LECTURES
Chair: R. Mlynski & P. H. Skarżyński
Middle ear synchrotron (online)
S. Agrawal; London, Ontario, Canada
Embryology of the stapes
M. Tóth; Pécs, Hungary
Imaging of otosclerosis - from basic to pitfalls
S. Langner; Greifswald, Germany
FREE PAPERS
Rethinking imaging in otosclerosis: New perspectives with photon-counting CT
K. Rak; Wuerzburg, Germany
Radiologically assessed stapes footplate thickness and audiologic outcomes in patients with otosclerosis
J. Müller-Goebel; Zurich, Switzerland
Machine learning method for prediction of hearing improvement after stapedotomy
J. Rebol; Maribor, Slovenia
3D stereo imaging in stapedotomy
F. Lausch; Rostock, Germany
Thursday, June 26th 2025
- 08:00 – 08:30 WELCOME
Chair: R. Mlynski
Prof. Dr. Robert Mlynski - Host
Prof. Dr. Bernd Krause - Dean Rostock University Medical Center
- 08:30 – 10:00 HISTORY AND SCHOOLS
Chair: S. K. Plontke & K. A. Peng
History of stapes surgery
S. K. Plontke; Halle, Germany
History of otosclerosis surgery: an American perspective
K. A. Peng; L.A., United States
The Fisch school of stapes surgery: has anything changed?
T. Linder; Luzern, Switzerland
The Plester school and what it stands for
H. Heumann; Doetlingen, Germany
800 stapes/year – what‘s special?
P. H. Skarżyński; Warsaw/Kajetany, Poland
- 10:00 – 10:30 Opening industrial exhibition / Coffee break
- 10:30 – 12:00 HEARRING SESSION
Chair: S. Dazert
HEARRING members
M. Caversaccio; Bern, Switzerland
S. Dazert; Bochum, Germany
W. Großmann; Rostock, Germany
M. Kameswaran; Chennai, India
R. Mlynski, Rostock, Germany
J. Müller; Munich, Germany
G. M. Sprinzl; St. Poelten, Austria
HEARRING Guests
J. Dlugaiczyk; Zurich, Switzerland
S. Langner; Greifswald, Germany
- 12:00 – 12:45 ROBOTICS
Chair: M. Caversaccio & S. Dazert
Robotics for CI in advanced otosclerosis
M. Caversaccio; Bern, Switzerland
The use of a robot in Otology - online
P. Lefebvre; Liège, Belgium
- 12:45 – 13:30 Lunch
- 13:30 – 14:45 MIDDLE EAR MECHANICS
Chair: T. Zahnert & A. Huber
Mechanics of otosclerosis
T. Zahnert; Dresden, Germany
Design and biomaterials used in prostheses for stapes surgery - a retrospective analysis
M. P. Milkov; Varna, Bulgarian
Experience and clinical results with the mAXIS-stapes prosthesis
D. Beutner; Goettingen, Germany
Otosclerosis and stapes motion: Bridging biomechanics and surgical techniques
A. Huber; Zurich, Switzerland
- 14:45 – 15:15 Industrial exhibition / Coffee break
- 15:15 – 16:30 CLINICAL OTOSCLEROSIS
Chair: G. E. Jablonski & D. Jacobs
Advancing the genetic understanding of otosclerosis: From candidate gene studies to GWAS
D. Jacobs; Edegem, Belgium
Postoperativ management after stapes surgery
A. Koitschev; Stuttgart, Germany
Optical coherence tomography and otosclerosis
F. Couvreur; Brugge, Belgium
Medical didactic aspects of otosurgical training
C. Offergeld; Freiburg, Germany
- 18:00 – 23:00 Congress dinner / CU @ the beach
BOOKED OUT
Kurhaus Warnemünde (free shuttle service)
Friday, June 27th 2025
- 08:00 – 09:30 SURGICAL APPROACHES
Chair: G. Seglina & C. Chiu
Choosing an approach to stapes surgery - under local or general anaesthesia
G. Seglina; Riga, Lativia
Experience in stapes surgery over the last 10 years with Fox laser system - how to handle the footplate in tricky situations
G. M. Sprinzl; St. Poelten, Austria
Stapesplasty - Endoscopic Technique with Campo Mercandino Piston
S. A. Arauz; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Endoscopic aproach in otosclerosis
M. M. Khan; Pune, India
Otosclerosis and stapes surgery in Norway – personal experience and teaching the next generation
C. Chiu; Oslo, Norway
- 09:30 – 10:00 WORLD TABLE ON STAPES SURGERY
Chair: R. Mlynski
S. A. Arauz; Buenos Aires, Argentinia
S. Cass; Aurora, United States
A. Huber; Zurich, Switzerland
G. Jablonski; Oslo, Norway
M. Kameswaran; Chennai, India
M. M. Khan; Pune, India
E. Lesinskas; Vilnius, Lithuania
A. Magele; St. Poelten, Austria
M. P. Milkov; Varna, Bulgarian
J. Müller; Munich, Germany
G. Seglina; Riga, Latvia
- 10:00 – 10:30 Industrial exhibition / Coffee break
- 10:30 – 11:15 AUDIOLOGICAL & VESTIBULAR ISSUES, QOL
Chair: D. Jacobs & S. Cass
Clinical differences between conductive loss due to otosclerosis and SSCD
S. Cass; Aurora, United States
FREE PAPERS
Single-blinded, randomized, monocentric study trial on the use of two different piston diameters for stapesplasty with a stapes prosthesis with a superelastic Nitinol-CliP
A. Gey; Halle, Germany
Persistent stapedial artery – case report
A. Kumorova; Ružomberok, Slovakia
- 11:15 – 12:00 AUDIOLOGICAL STANDARDS – ROUND TABLE
Chair: F. Schmidt
Subjective audiometry of stapedial function
F. Schmidt; Rostock, Germany
Overview about bone conducted hearing aids for conductive hearing loss - Video presentation
T. Rahne; Halle, Germany
Effect of middle ear lesion on hearing by bone conduction
S. Stenfeldt; Linköping, Sweden
Challenges and solutions of fitting cochlear implants after ossification
T. Rader; Munich, Germany
Prediction of hearing outcomes in stapes surgery: assessment of surgical parameters
J. H. Sim; Zurich, Switzerland
- 12:00 – 12:45 QUALITY OF LIFE – ROUND TABLE
Chair: N. Weiss
Health related quality of life and otosclerosis
N. Weiss; Munich, Germany
Revision surgery and indication for malleostapedotomy: What problems arise (incl. prosthesis lengths and design of new prostheses)
T. Linder; Luzern, Switzerland
Postoperative dizziness and vertigo after stapesplasty
J. Dlugaiczyk; Zurich, Switzerland
Quality of life and reported outcome measures
M. Neudert; Dresden, Germany
- 12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
- 13:45 – 15:00 REVISION SURGERY
Chair: J. Müller & E. Lesinskas
Revision surgery in otosclerosis
J. Müller; Munich, Germany
Stapes (revision) surgery through the ages
G. Lehnerdt; Wuppertal, Germany
Stapes revision in 96 patients: Indications, predictive factors and clinical results
S. Schams; Bochum, Germany
Revision stapedotomy: Findings and functional results
E. Lesinskas; Vilnius, Lithuania
- 15:00 – 15:30 Industrial exhibition / Coffee break
- 15:30 – 16:30 HEARING IMPLANTS AND OTOSCLEROSIS
Chair: T. Lenarz & J. Gavilán
Cochlear implants in otosclerosis
T. Lenarz; Hannover, Germany
Far advanced otosclerosis – stapedotomy vs hearing aids vs CI
M. Kameswaran; Chennai, India
Power stapes – one or two step procedure: Experiences form the University clinic St.Pölten
A. Magele; St. Pölten, Austria
- 16:30 – 17:45 SCHOOLS AND TEACHING STAPES SURGERY
Chair: S. M. van Bonn-Ytrehus & A. Magele
Regression model analysis of learning curve effects in stapes surgery
B. Spahn; Wuerzburg, Germany
Endoscopic stapedectomy: does oval window packing matter? - online
Z. Schwam; New York, United States
Endoscopic stapes surgery: safety, learning curve, and benefits for teacher and trainee - online
M. Cosetti; New York, United States
Impact of digital media on teaching
S. M. van Bonn-Ytrehus; Rostock, Germany
The Helms school and implications on stapes surgery
R. Mlynski; Rostock, Germany
- 17:45 – 18:00 FAREWELL
Chair: R. Mlynski & incoming president
Invitation incoming president
- 18:00 THE END
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6th International Symposium on Otosclerosis and Stapes Surgery
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