The first of these, the twenty-seventh Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery, organized by the SENEC as every year, was held at the Palacio de Congresos in the capital city of Malaga on May 8, 9 and 10. It brought together some of the most important national and international neurosurgeons, since the invited society on this occasion was the World Academy of Neurological Surgery, a society that has sought to select an outstanding cast of neurosurgeons of recognized prestige worldwide.
The scientific program included the traditional pre-congress courses, as well as symposiums on the latest trends in our specialty. Dr. Muñoz took an active part in the conferences on vascular neurosurgery, as well as in those on spinal neurosurgery, where the latest developments in minimally invasive spinal surgery were presented, and in the 3rd edition of the Venous Summit, an important event organized by the SEACV which brings together a hundred national and international experts in Angiology and Vascular Surgery, which took place on May 10 and 11 at the Hotel Barceló in Malaga.
This is a meeting that combines the scientific presentations of the speakers with live broadcasts from the operating rooms, allowing the application of advanced endovascular techniques to be followed live. Dr. Muñoz participated as a speaker on the last day, with the conference: “Other compressive syndromes on carotid and jugular arteries: the Eagle’s Syndrome.”.
Eagle’s syndrome is an entity that is seen with some frequency in neurosurgical consultations, in patients suffering from cervical pain, sometimes extending to the face, accompanied by oropharyngeal discomfort and, sometimes, syncopal symptoms related to rotational movements of the head.
It is caused by an elongation of the styloid process (bony prominence at the base of the skull), which may contact and/or compress vasculonervous structures of the neck.
When symptomatic cases do not improve with conservative treatment, surgery is considered for styloid resection through a submandibular cervical approach.
