97217 - Creatible Aneurysmatic Pathology of the Thorax-Abdominal Aorta and Aocp

Course contents

• Knowledge of morphological, clinical and developmental aspects of thoracic, abdominal and thoracic abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Knowledge of diagnostic and instrumental methods to identify aortic lesions and plan their endovascular and surgical treatment
• Knowledge of materials and techniques for endovascular treatment of abdominal, thoracic and thoracic abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Knowledge of advanced endovascular therapy techniques in the treatment of aneurysms involving supra-aortic trunks and visceral arteries
• Discussion of clinical cases on the treatment of aortic aneurysms
• Knowledge of the indications for endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms and results of this therapeutic choice
• Knowledge of the morphological aspects of obstructive arterial disease in diabetic and non-diabetic patients
• Knowledge of instrumental diagnostics of obstructive arterial disease of the lower limbs
• Knowledge of the Lower Extremity Obstructive Arterial Disease Treatment Guidelines
• Knowledge of endovascular therapy materials and techniques for obstructive arterial disease of the lower limbs
• Knowledge of the indications and results of endovascular treatment of obstructive arterial disease of the lower extremities

To participate in the course, you can register on Almaesami.

The topics that will be covered during the lessons are:

• Etiology of aneurysmal lesions of the aorta
• Clinical and Diagnostic of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
• Radiological methods used in the planning of endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Indications for endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms
• Fenestrated and branched endoprostheses in the endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms with girdling of visceral vessels.
• Presentation of clinical cases
• Materials (guides, introducers, catheters, endoprostheses) for the endovascular treatment of abdominal, thoracic and abdominal thoracic aortic aneurysms.
• Etiology of Obstructive Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremities
• Clinic and Diagnostics of Obstructive Limb Arterial Disease
• Role of Echo-Color Doppler in the Study of the Patient With Obstructive Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremities
• Definition of critical ischemia
• Vascular diabetic foot
• Indications for endovascular treatment of obstructive arterial disease of the lower extremities
• Presentation of clinical cases
• Materials (guides, introducers, catheters, balloon catheters, endoprostheses, stents, drug-eluting devices, atherotomes) for the endovascular treatment of obstructive arterial disease of the lower extremities

Readings/Bibliography

Vascular Surgery III Edition, Edizioni Minerva Medica, Turin, 2022

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons

Assessment methods

Questionnaire with 10 multiple-choice questions. Suitability judgments.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations, materials (guides, balloon catheters, stents, stent grafts) for endovascular therapy of aortic lesions and lower limb artery lesions, laboratory on eco-color doppler diagnostics.

Office hours

See the website of Mauro Gargiulo