Carotid and Supra-Aortic Branches – Open Vascular Surgery on a Vascular Model
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Scientific Director: Alexander Hyhlik-Dürr (Augsburg)
Speakers: Carola Hoffmann-Wieker (Speyer), Axel Stübinger (Nuremberg)
Advances in endovascular techniques are making it increasingly difficult to provide practical training for assistant doctors in "traditional open surgery". Added to this is the "commercialisation of surgery" with enormous time pressure in the operating theatre.
The aim of the open surgery courses is therefore to teach the basics of open vascular surgery using models, so that students already have a certain level of confidence when they perform their first "real-life operations". The courses focus on practical exercises using models, with theory taught only to the extent necessary to understand the underlying surgical technique. Colleagues in their 4th to 6th year of further training will benefit most from this course.
If available, please bring magnifying glasses with you!
Contents
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome and group allocation |
| 08:45 – 09:15 | Theoretical principles of carotid surgery Short lecture on the principles and special features of carotid surgery, access routes to the carotid artery, subclavian artery and vertebral artery |
| 09:15 – 12:30 | Techniques of carotid reconstruction: TEA and patch plasty, interposition graft, insertion of an intraluminal shunt – Part 1 Practical exercises on a model |
| 12:30 | Break |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Short lecture: The current S3 guideline with a focus on important changes and practice-relevant content |
| 1:30 p.m. | Carotid reconstruction techniques: Eversion TEA, interposition graft, intraluminal shunt insertion, transposition of the internal carotid artery to the external carotid artery – Part 2 Practical exercises on a model |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Debriefing and certificate award ceremony |
Venue
Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Berlin Mitte
Axel-Springer-Straße 55
10117 Berlin
Room: Hamburg 1-2
Participation fee
DGG members: EUR 495.00 (incl. VAT)
Participation fee without DGG membership: EUR 745.00 (incl. VAT)
To register
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on 030-280 990 992.
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