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Surgical Anatomy and Open Vascular Surgery Techniques - Access to the Arteries of the Lower Limb and Bypass Surgery

This course provides vascular surgery trainees and junior consultants with hands-on training in lower limb vascular and nerve anatomy, from the groin to the foot, under expert guidance. Participants practice open surgical access, anastomoses, and straightforward distal bypass surgery. The program covers topographical and surgical anatomy, basic and advanced open techniques, and innovations.

Date

Apr 26, 2027 - Apr 27, 2027

Venue

Bern, Switzerland

CHF 1450

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Content of Workshop

• Access popliteal artery pars I and III

• Access to all crural arteries

• Access to pedal and plantar arteries

• Posterior access to popliteal artery at the popliteal fossa

• Groin access, course of the femoral bifurcation and deep femoral artery, femoral nerve

• Lumbotomy and access to iliac arteries

• Alternatives in bypass-surgery, tunneling, bypass procedureabove knee

• Bypass procedure below knee, great saphenous vein, small saphenous vein, principles of in-situ bypass, clamping variations infragenicular arteries, distal anastomoses, popliteal interpositions

Accomodation

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Course Directors

Kissling Pascal

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MD Kissling Pascal

Tutors

Galanis Nektarios

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Dr. med. Dr. Univ. Galanis Nektarios

Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, vaskuläre und endovaskuläre Chirurgie

Griechenland

Chan Hon lai

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Dr. med. Chan Hon lai

Heller Georg

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Dr. med. Heller Georg

Arlibonstrasse 35

CH-7000 Chur

Venue of the Workshop

Institute of Anatomy

University of Bern  

Baltzerstrasse 2

CH-3012 Berne

Switzerland

Organisation

Vascular International

School for Vascular Surgery

Stanserstrasse 111

6064 Kerns

Switzerland

The Detailed Program for All Days

Monday

April 26, 2027

09:00

Registration, welcome and introduction to the course

09:15

Topographic anatomy leg arteries (short lecture)

09:45

Workshop 1 Access popliteal artery pars I and III

10:15

Workshop 2 Access to tibiofibular trunk

10:45

Break

11:15

Workshop 3 Access to proximal, middle and distal anterior tibial artery

12:15

Workshop 4 Access to dorsalis pedis artery

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Workshop 5 Access to proximal, middle and distal posterior tibial artery

14:45

Workshop 6 Access to pedal and plantar arteries

15:30

Break

16:00

Workshop 7 Access to peroneal artery; medial and lateral approach

17:00

Workshop 8 Posterior access to popliteal artery; popliteal interposition graft

Tuesday

April 27, 2027

08:30

Workshop 9 Groin access, lateral access to deep femoral artery

09:30

Workshop 10 Lumbotomy; access to iliac arteries and infrarenal aorta

10:15

Break

10:45

Workshop 11 Bypass procedures above the knee

above knee

12:00

Lunch

12:45

Workshop 12 Bypass procedure below the knee

15:00

Feedback session and farewell

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About Vascular International

The Vascular International (VI) School for Vascular Surgery is dedicated to advancing the training and education of vascular surgical techniques through the use of lifelike models. With patient safety as the top priority, VI continuously strives to enhance vascular surgery training, ensuring the highest standards of safe and effective open and endovascular patient care.

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