Ann. Medit. Burns Club - vol. VII - n. 2 - June 1994

CONFERENCE REPORTS

First Pan-Arab Conference of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillo-facial Surgery.
Tripoli, Libya. 1-4 May 1994

The First Pan-Arab Conference of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery was held in Tripoli, expertly organized by Dr Mustafa' Zaidi and his collaborators M. Rida Franka, W.K. Behar, A. EI-Maghor, A. El-Tumi, H.F. Hassan, El-Hadi Dandi, S. Zaidi, J. El-Alluse and N. El-Rashi.
In addition to the participation of distinguished representatives from ten Arab countries (Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Marocco, Syria, Tunisia and UAE), representatives were invited from Austria, Brazil, France, Greece and Italy (the MBC's General Secretary was invited as a representative of the Club and as a guest speaker).
The scientific works, of high level, touched on the various fields of activity of the specialities involved, showing quality of content and testifying to the professional prestige achieved in the various countries. The first session opened with two guest lectures: M. Masellis on "Fire disaster management" and M. Zaidi on "Bums in children" These were followed by B. Metisch et al. on 'Electrical burns in children"; A. Al-Gabal on "Review of electrical burns in Benghazi", A. Numeri on "Management of Bums in Dubai" and 1. Nagee on "Immunological profile of burned patients" and "Early surgical excision and grafting of deep burns using cultured epithelial autografts". In the first afternoon session, after an efficacious guest lecture on "Modem reconstructive technique for rehabilitation of burned patients" by M.S. Zaki and a stimulating guest lecture by A. Dayoub on "Bums and burning: in mythology, religions and different cultures", F. Zeidan et al. spoke on "Infection in burns" and A. Adouani et al. on "Treatment ofpost-burn complications". The second part of the proceedings was opened by a clear and complete guest lecture by J. Letarjet on "Pain management in burned patients", followed by M. El-Oteify on "Localflaps in the management ofpost-burn scars" and A. Mahjob et al. on "New surgical technique for treatment of post-burn contractures". The second day, also rich in presentations, began with guest lectures from L. Ribeiro on "Breast reduction1l, which was very interesting, M.S. Kamal on "Breast reconstruction", precise and complete, and J.L. Foyatier on "Reduction mammoplasty", very much appreciated from the technical viewpoint. The proceedings continued with papers on the theme by M.S. Zaki on "Breast reconstruction after mastectomy", M. Zaidi et al. on "Reduction mammoplasty: review of 50 cases" and F. Zedan et al. on "Breast reconstruction". In the second morning session, after an efficacious guest lecture by J. Holle on "Face lifting", the attention returned to breast surgery, with M. Gega, who presented a paper on "Breast reconstruction after mastectonty", A. El-Sharkawi on "Breast reconstruction after mastectomy" and Tazi ElHassane on "Reduction mammoplasty by peri-areolar technique". The number of papers and the various technical proposals presented gave rise to interesting and lively discussion. The session was concluded by Sami Asfoor, who presented a paper on "Liposuction". In the first afternoon session another interesting subject was considered: rhinoplasty. After two richly informative guest lectures, by M. Kadry on "Aesthetic rhinoplasty" and M * Sagier also on "Aesthetic rhinoplasty", M. Refqui continued with "New cephalic-based septal mucochondrial and mucoperichondrial flap". Once again there was a stimulating debate from which emerged a number of interesting points regarding possible techniques to be used and the different biological reactivity in relation to the type of patient treated. The proceedings continued with a variety of other subjects. A.T. Atta spoke on "Mino-abdominoplasty," M. ElSombati on "A new surgical concept for treatment of tattoos", A. Abdulnabi on "One-stage reconstruction of hypospadias" and S. Abdulgani on "Rhomboidflap in the repair of hypospadias fistulae". In the second session a guest lecture by A. Abulfelat on "One-stage lip reconstruction", a precise and well-documented presentation, opened the proceedings on surgery of the craniofacial region, with A. El-Sharif on "Surgical treatment rudens ulcet", M. Zaide et al. on "Mandibular fractures. Retrospective study analysis", R. Al-Nabscha et al. on "Cleft Up", S. Abdulgani on "Assessment of orbicularis oris function in cleft lip repair", Ali Muaawia on "Perineural spread of oral cancer" and A. Hussein on "Cleft palate: evaluation of early surgical outcome".   The last day was devoted to the treatment of other equally interesting subjects in relation to various pathological aspects. The first morning session was opened by guest lectures by G. Freilinger on "Crossface nerve graft in facial palsy", with a rich selection of very interesting clinical cases, and H. Badran on "Management of hernifacial microsomia", which tackled this difficult subject with emarkable precision. These were followed by M. Sagir on "Maxillo-mandibular osteotomies", M. Sabah on "Bone graft of facial bones", Majed Jarar on "Transcervical osteomyocutaneous flap in head and neck surgery", A.M. Ismail on "New access to radical neck dissection", A. Burhan on "Role of localflaps in head and neck reconstruction after excision of common skin tumors", T. Jermal et al. on "Surgical correction of exophthalmos secondary to Draves' disease" and A. Nefzi et al. on "Dermatofibrosarcomas of Darier Ferrand". The second morning session opened with a richly interesting guest lecture by M. Derfoufy on "Indications of myoplasties in treatment of soft tissue loss of lower extremities", followed by A. Borhan on "The role of septocutaneous flap in reconstruction of the knee region", M. Zaidi et al. on "Free flap in reconstruction of lower limb defects", B. Attia on "Microsurgical composite transfer in reconstructive surgery", H. Chiboub et al. on "Covering soft tissue loss of lower extremities with Talon" and A. ElSherif on "The use offlaps in limb salvage." The last session was reserved to microsurgery in plastic surgery. This was opened by a complete and up-to-date guest lecture by H. Millesi on "Peripheral nerve repair", followed by M. Ouadghiri et al. on "Indications of Chinese flap in hand trauma", M.A. Elgadi on "Hand war injury reconstruction by groin flap", A. Lahlou et al. on "Indication of latissimus dorsi flap in upper extremities", M.R. Franka et al. on "Toe to hand transfer for thumb reconstruction", H. Chiboub et al. on "Transposition of fingers", A. Neftri et al. on "Macrodactilies", A.A. Nuridin on "Role of perivenous areolar tissue in venous flap viability," and M. Abu-Elsoud on "The scrotalfasciocutaneous andfascialflap". The high-level scientific aspect was matched by a magnifi~ cent social programme that enabled participants to visit some very picturesque parts of the city of Tripoli and the nearby Roman antiquities, and to socialize and have further exchanges of ideas about the various subjects discussed. The administrative assembly that followed the conclusion of the scientific proceedings approved the constitution of the "Pan-Arab Association of Burns and Plastic Surgery" (PAAS), with the following officers:

Dr Antoine Dayoub President Elect (Syria)
Dr Moustafa Zaidi : Secretary General (Libya)
Dr Mohamed Kadry Treasurer (Egypt)
Dr Mohamed S. Kamal: Coordinator between
PAAS and MBC (Egypt)

The MBC is very pleased to greet the creation of the "PanArab Association of Burns and Plastic Surgery" and in the spirit of its own constitution - "to create a permanent forum for dialogue on burns and burn emergency among specialists from countries in the mediterranean basin linked by common historical, cultural, intellectual and geographical ties" - it will be pleased to accept the PAAS as an Associate Society.

M. Masellis




 

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