• Anish Tayal, Bhavya Pahwa, Bipin Chaurasia, Chandrashekhar Gendle, Sushant K Sahoo, Apinderpreet Singh, Sunil K Gupta, and Sivashanmugam Dhandapani.
• Medical Student, University College of Medical Sciences and G.T.B. Hospital, Delhi, India.
• World Neurosurg. 2023 Dec 1; 180: e537e549e537-e549.

ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the impact of the workshops organized during Neuroendocon 23 on the perspective and confidence of neurosurgeons toward endoscopy in a lower-middle income country.MethodsNeuroendocon 23 had cranial and spinal endoscopy cadaveric workshops with 30 delegates each. A pre and postworkshop survey was disseminated among the delegates, and statistical analysis was performed with SPSS (version 26) using P < 0.05.ResultsA total of 24 delegates (40%) consented to participate in the study, with only 1 female respondent (4.17%). After the cranial endoscopy workshop, there was an increase in the level of confidence of delegates in cranial endoscopic approaches (P < 0.001). Similarly, after the spine endoscopy workshop, the respondents had increased confidence in managing spine conditions with the endoscopic approach (P = 0.040), to the extent that they preferred the endoscopic over the microsurgical technique (P < 0.001). All respondents (n = 24, 100%) believed that endoscopy should be promoted in lower-middle income countries and integrated into residency curricula.ConclusionsCranial and spinal endoscopy cadaveric workshops could be the first step in stimulating the interest of neurosurgeons in endoscopy.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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