09-10, 17:30–17:37 (Europe/Istanbul), Otology 5
This video presents a series of clinical cases of petrous bone cholesteatoma treated using different surgical approaches. Key technical steps are illustrated, highlighting how lesion extension and anatomical involvement guide the choice of approach. The video emphasizes the role of tailored surgery in achieving disease control while preserving neurological and auditory function when possible.
Alessia Rubini, MD, is an ENT Surgeon at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head
and Neck Surgery at Modena University Hospital, Italy.
Dr. Alessia has developed extensive expertise in otosurgery and neurotology through
international fellowships and observerships at prestigious institutions, including the
University of Minnesota (USA), University of Toronto (Canada), University of Sydney
(Australia), and Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in Dehradun (India).
Her primary clinical and research interests lie in middle and inner ear surgery, as well as
lateral skull base surgery. She has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed research
papers in the field.
Dr. Alessia is an Executive Board Member of the International Working Group on
Endoscopic Ear Surgery and actively contributes to the advancement of surgical education.
She has participated as course director, instructor, and speaker at numerous national and
international Temporal Bone Dissection Courses, Endoscopic Middle Ear Dissection Courses,
and Otology conferences and meetings.