Essentials of embolization: Liquid and particles, Strasbourg/FR, November 5-6, 2026

Preliminary programme | Course chairperson | Preliminary faculty | Venue | Registration | Accommodation

Embolization, a minimally invasive procedure for occluding blood vessels to stop blood flow, is one of the fastest-growing interventional procedures in interventional radiology. Parallel to the growing importance of embolization, especially in benign diseases and bleeding, embolic materials are also continually increasing and improving. This course aims to give participants an overview of embolization with liquids and particles and to teach them in in vivo and ex vivo hands-on workshops how to use these appropriately in clinical practice.

Due to the similarity between the anatomy of pigs and humans, pigs are used in the in vivo workshops to learn how to use sclerosants, liquid embolics, gelfoam, and particles. In addition, participants attend ex vivo workshops and train on models, giving them the valuable opportunity to interact personally with the faculty experts. At additional parallel stations, participants can familiarize themselves with various embolic materials (liquid and particulate) and train on simulators.

Organized by Prof. Bernhard Gebauer, featuring a team of expert faculty members, this course will ensure that participants acquire deep knowledge of all innovations and technical characteristics related to liquid and non-liquid embolization (excluding coils and plugs).

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.

Preliminary programme

Course chairperson

Preliminary faculty

E. Buotta (Strasbourg/FR)
G. Eldem (Ankara/TR)
R. Loffroy (Dijon/FR)
P. Lucatelli (Rome/IT)
B. Meyer (Hannover/DE)
W. Uller (Freiburg/DE)

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, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 35 79 80
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.hoteldudragon.com/en/

Hôtel Au Cerf d’Or
3*, 8 min. walk from the venue
6 Place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 36 20 05
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.cerf-dor-strasbourg.fr/

Holiday Inn Express
3*, 15 min. walk from the venue
Rue de la Corderie, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 10 99 99
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/strasbourg/sxbex/hoteldetail

Hôtel Les Haras
4*, 6 min. walk from the venue
23 Rue des Glacières, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 90 20 50 00
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://les-haras.fr/?lng=en

Cour du Corbeau
4*, 12 min. walk from the venue
7 Rue des Couples, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 90 00 26 26
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.cour-corbeau.com/en/

Pavillon Régent Petite France
4*, 12 min. walk from the venue
5 rue des Moulins, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 76 43 43
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.regent-petite-france.com/?lang=en