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Pediatric spinal dysrpahism and spinal deformities – Symposium
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A full-day multidisciplinary update on pediatric spinal dysraphism and spinal deformities
Date & Location:
November 6, 2026 – Musée de la Médecine
Morning Session – Spinal Dysraphism
| Time | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee | |
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome and Overview | Olivier De Witte |
| 08:45 – 09:15 | Embryology of the spine and classification of spinal dysraphism | |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Prenatal diagnosis and fetal imaging | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Role of MRI in postnatal evaluation | |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Clinical assessment: from birth to childhood | |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Myelomeningocele (MMC): lessons from the MOMS trial | Du Four |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Fetal surgery for MMC | De Vloo |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Tethered cord syndrome | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Key Lecture: Long-term outcomes and multidisciplinary follow-up – Spina Bifida Clinic | |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Urological management from childhood to adulthood | Moyson (TBC) |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Quality of life and transition to adult care | Lombardo (TBC) |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch Break |
Afternoon Session – Spinal Deformities
| Time | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Etiology and classification of scoliosis and associated neuroaxis abnormalities (Chiari malformation – Syringomyelia) | Pediatric Neurology (TBC) |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Surgical management of scoliosis deformities | Lubansu |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | Early-onset and congenital scoliosis | Delhaut |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy | Kaleeta |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Keynote Lecture: Scoliosis, Chiari malformation and syringomyelia – which to treat first? | |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee Break |
Afternoon Session – Part II: Craniovertebral Junction (CVJ)
| Time | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 15:45 – 16:00 | CVJ anatomy and biomechanics | |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | CVJ instability – etiologies | Di Rocco |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Radiological criteria for CVJ instability | |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Occipito-cervical decompression and posterior vault remodeling | |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Transoral decompression: principles and indications | |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | C1–C2 posterior fixation | |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Keynote Lecture: Short- and long-term risks of posterior instrumentation in children | Robin |
| 17:30 | Conclusions | Olivier De Witte |
| 17:45 – 18:30 | Networking Drink |
Location:
Campus Erasme – Place Facultaire
Route de Lennik, 808
1070 Bruxelles
Belgique
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