Programme | Chairpersons | Faculty | Venue | Registration | Accommodation
Ablation from A to Z: Liver, kidney, and lung, Strasbourg/FR, January 28-29, 2027
The ESIR 2027 course on Ablation from A to Z: Liver, kidney, and lung offers a comprehensive overview and in-depth learning experience on ablation techniques and monitoring.
Limited to 21 attendees, the course provides an opportunity for hands-on ex vivo and in vivo animal lab training under the guidance of expert faculty.
Organized by Prof. Afshin Gangi and Dr. Roberto Luigi Cazzato, the programme includes lectures and video case presentations to enrich the learning experience.
This course is designed for interventional radiologists who wish to fine-tune their practical skills and explore current treatment options using ablation techniques and advanced image guidance.
Check out the programme below to discover what you could learn and which experts will be leading the sessions. Places for this ESIR course are limited and assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join us at the IHU – Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, for this exciting course!
Who should attend?
This course is designed for interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training and are interested in fine-tuning their practical skills and learning more about the current treatment options for routine as well as technically challenging cases.
Programme
Thursday, January 28, 2027
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:10 Welcome and faculty introduction
09:10-09:55 Epidemiologic facts and ablation technologies
Liver tumors: epidemiology, current treatments, patients’ selection within the MDTB
Kidney tumors: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
Lung tumors: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
09:55-11:00 Imaging guidance, ablation techniques, protective measures
Ablation techniques and imaging guidance in liver, kidney, lung ablation
Protection in kidney ablation
Protection in liver ablation
Protection in lung ablation
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:00 Expected complications and their management
Expected complications in kidney ablation and their management
Expected complications in liver ablation and their management
Expected complications in lung ablation and their management
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-14:50 Hands-on device training (rotating groups)
Cryoablation I
Cryoablation II
Microwave ablation I
Microwave ablation II
RF ablation
14:50-15:10 Coffee break
15:10-15:55 Follow-up
Imaging and clinical follow-up for liver ablation
Imaging and clinical follow-up for kidney ablation
Imaging and clinical follow-up for lung ablation
15:55-16:40 How I do? (Case based)
Liver microwave ablation and dissection
Kidney cryoablation: planning
Lung cryoablation
Friday, January 29, 2027
08:30-10:45 Animal lab procedure training (rotating groups)
Liver microwave ablation
Lung cryoablation
MRI-guided liver puncturing lab
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-13:30 Animal lab procedure training (rotating groups)
Kidney cryoablation
Lung radiofrequency ablation
MRI-guided kidney puncturing lab
13:30-13:40 Final discussion
Course chairpersons


Faculty
Maarten Smits (Utrecht/NL)
Jean Palussière (Bordeaux/FR)
Xavier Buy (Bordeaux/FR)
Venue
IHU – Institute of Image-Guided Surgery
1 place de l’Hôpital
Strasbourg 67091
France
Registration
Please note that this course is open only to interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training.
The registration fees are as follows:
| Early Fee (until December 03, 2026) | Regular Fee (as of December 04, 2026) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Course registration | €1070 | €1180 |
| Course registration (CIRSE Member)* | €840 | €950 |
To attend the ESIR courses as a member, CIRSE membership fee for the year of the course must be settled.
These fees include:
- Course attendance
- Teaching material for the course
- Coffee breaks
- Lunch on the first day
General information
- Please note that this course is limited to 21 participants and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Please note that your registration becomes valid only after receipt of payment and after confirmation by the CIRSE Central Office.
- When making your flight bookings, please make sure that you will be able to stay for the entire course.
Invoices will be issued by the CIRSE Foundation, Neutorgasse 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
CIRSE Foundation
Neutorgasse 9
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: 0043 1 904 2003
Fax: 0043 1 904 2003 30
Email: [email protected]
Cancellation of course registration
The CIRSE Foundation offers all participants the possibility of purchasing insurance with our partner “Europäische Reiseversicherung” via this link. Thus, the CIRSE Foundation itself will not refund any amount after a cancellation of registration. All requests have to be issued to the “Europäische Reiseversicherung” directly. Refunds will be given within the terms and conditions of the “Europäische Reiseversicherung”. Name changes will be handled as a cancellation and new registration. Please note that CIRSE offers just a platform to affect a policy between you and “Europäische Reiseversicherung”.
Accommodation
Please note that the following are only suggestions. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee for ESIR courses. CIRSE supports compliance with ethical standards. Therefore, CIRSE emphasizes that the participants shall bear any and all costs in this context themselves.
Hôtel du Dragon
3*, 7 min. walk from the venue
12, rue du Dragon
Phone: +33 3 88 35 79 80
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.dragon.fr/en/rooms.html
**Please double check that you have selected the Strasbourg hotel before booking – a hotel with the same name and street name exists in Paris.
Hôtel Au Cerf d’Or
3*, 8 min. walk from the venue
6 Place de l’Hôpital
Phone: +33 3 88 36 20 05
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.cerf-dor-strasbourg.fr/
Holiday Inn Express
3*, 15 min. walk from the venue
Rue de la Corderie
Phone: +33 3 88 10 99 99
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/strasbourg/sxbex/hoteldetail
Les Haras
4*, 6 min. walk from the venue
23 Rue des Glacières
Phone: +33 3 90 20 50 00
E-mail: [email protected]
https://les-haras.fr/?lng=en
Cour du Corbeau
4*, 12 min. walk from the venue
7 Rue des Couples
Phone: +33 3 90 00 26 26
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.cour-corbeau.com/en/
Régent Petite France
4*, 12 min. walk from the venue
5 rue des Moulins
Phone: +33 3 88 76 43 43
E-mail: [email protected]
https://www.regent-petite-france.com/?lang=en