Dr Sarel van Staden (left) and Dr Lungi Sigonya (right) receive their Bookface Sinus Models from Professor Darlene Lubbe.

Bookface Models Awarded at Stellenbosch ENT Practical Course 2025

Dr Sarel van Staden (left) and Dr Lungi Sigonya (right) receive their Bookface Sinus Models from Professor Darlene Lubbe.

Two surgeons were awarded Anatomex 3D Bookface Sinus Models in recognition of their performance at the ENT Practical Course in Microsurgery, held at Stellenbosch University’s Sunskill Lab in February 2025.

Organised by Dr Elnemarie Burden and Dr Marc Merven, the course brought together ENT surgeons for practical training in advanced endoscopic sinus surgery.

During the final practical session, Professor Darlene Lubbe and Professor Christoph Schlegel from Lucerne, Switzerland, informally assessed participants’ surgical techniques.

Two Bookface Sinus Models were awarded to the top-performing surgeons:

• Dr Sarel van Staden received the Best Primary Surgery of the Day award for his careful preservation of the middle turbinate during an endoscopic Draf III (Lothrop) procedure. He practises as an ENT specialist in George.
• Dr Lungi Sigonya received the Best Revision Surgery award for her technique in a complex revision case. She is based at the University of Pretoria’s Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Division.

The Bookface Sinus Model is an anatomical educational tool designed to support sinus anatomy training and patient communication, helping clinicians explain complex anatomy, conditions and proposed surgical approaches.

Anatomex 3D was pleased to support the course and recognise the achievements of both surgeons.