Specialist Course on Endovascular Techniques – Popliteal and Lower Leg Arteries
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time: 10.00–17.30
Scientific Director: Reza Ghotbi (Munich)
Speakers: Marcel Hofmann (Amerang), Ingolf Töpel (Regensburg)
Knowledge of endovascular treatment of the popliteal artery and lower leg arteries
- Popliteal artery: Indications and current evidence
- Lower leg arteries: Indications and current evidence
- Access routes, interventional techniques and materials
- Case discussion and troubleshooting
Video demonstration and case discussion of:
- Endovascular procedures in the popliteal region and for lower leg arterial lesions (PTA, recanalisation, lesion preparation and stent implantation for calcified lesions, atherectomy)
Technical performance on a simulator and/or model of:
- endovascular procedures in the popliteal region (PTA, recanalisation, lesion preparation and stent implantation in calcified lesions)
- crural PTA for isolated lesions
- Recanalisation in cases of CTO
Contents
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome and group allocation |
| 10:05 – 10:50 | A. poplitea: Indications and study situation |
| 10:50–11:10 | Introduction to the models and simulators |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m | Practical session I at the workstations and simulators |
| 12:30–13:30 | Break |
| 1:30 – 2:15 | Lower leg arteries: indications and study situation |
| 2:15 – 3:30 | Access, intervention techniques and materials science |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Break |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Practical exercises II at the workstations and simulators |
| 4:45 – 5:30 | Video case presentations with discussion rounds |