European Trainee Forum for Interventional Radiology

16/06/2026

Get ready for one of the most exciting highlights of the congress!

The ET Embolization Cup is bringing together top IR teams for a fast-paced, high-energy competition where strategy, skill, and teamwork take center stage.

📍 Room 1

📅 Friday, June 19
🕑 Game 1: 14:15-15:45
🕓 Game 2: 16:15-17:45

Expect thrilling buzzer quiz battles, intense simulation rounds, and head-to-head challenges as teams compete for amazing prizes.

12/06/2026

💡Renal arteriovenous fistula ( ) is a recognized complication after kidney biopsy, occurring in up to 10% of cases. Most are asymptomatic and resolve spontaneously, but treatment is recommended when patients develop symptoms such as hematuria or hypertension, or when large AVFs and associated pseudoaneurysms carry a risk of rupture. Endovascular embolization is the treatment of choice, offering a safe, minimally invasive, and highly effective solution while preserving renal parenchyma.

➡️ Learn more: https://library.cirse.org/et2025/crs/successful-embolization-of-post-biopsy-transplant-kidney-arteriovenous-fistula-in-pediatric-patients-using-detachable-coils-a-case-series

11/06/2026

💡Selective transarterial embolization is a safe, nephron-sparing, and minimally invasive treatment for renal angiomyolipomas ( ). AMLs at increased risk of bleeding (particularly those >4 cm and/or containing intralesional aneurysms), rapidly growing, and those associated with tuberous sclerosis complex should be treated. Embolization achieves high technical success, preserves renal function, reduces tumor volume, and is considered first-line therapy for both emergency and prophylactic management in appropriately selected patients.

📚 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-025-04205-5

10/06/2026

💡Post-transplant lymphocele remains one of the most common complications after kidney transplantation. Increasing evidence shows that lymphangiography can be both a diagnostic and therapeutic tool. By identifying and sealing lymphatic leaks through a minimally invasive approach, lymphangiography may reduce drainage duration, avoid another surgery in selected patients, and achieve high clinical success with low morbidity.

➡️Learn more: https://library.cirse.org/cirse2025/crs/lymphangiography-for-management-of-post-kidney-transplant-lymphatic-leaks-insights-into-an-under-utilized-technique

06/06/2026

60-year-old diabetic patient with gangrene and osteomyelitis of the right foot distal 1st phalanx.

▪️X ray of the right foot reveals erosive bone change in the distal 1st phalanx (fig 1).

▪️CTA of the lower extremities shows multiple stenoses in the right SFA of which a high grade stenosis at the origin noted and pursued for intervention (fig 2-3).

▪️The right CFA is punctured antegrade. On the first angiography with a 6 Fr introducer the introducer tip is placed in directly in the proximal lesion shown at CT angiography (fig 4).

▪️A new puncture is pursued more proximal in the CFA with repeat angiography and measurement for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) planning (fig 5).

▪️PTA is performed with a 5mm balloon with a good angiographic result (Fig 6)

Case courtesy: Dr. Lars Egil Roberg, Aalesund Hospital 🇳🇴

05/06/2026

Critical ischemia of the right leg in an 80-year-old diabetic patient.

▪️Contrast-enhanced angiography of the lower limbs shows bilateral occlusions at the P2 segments of the popliteal arteries with distal refill at the level of the anterior tibial arteries and tibiofibular trunks (fig 1-2).

▪️The right CFA is punctured antegrade. Angiography with a 6Fr introducer demonstrates multiple high grade stenoses of the SFA in the adductor canal and occlusion of the popliteal artery with a dense collateral network around the knee (fig 3-4).

▪️Multiple attempts are made to cross the occlusion from above without success. The doralis pedis artery is subsequently punctured, and successful crossing of the lesion is achieved with a 0.18i Halberd guidewire (fig 5).

▪️The guidewire is funneled through a Vanschie 2 catheter from above and the introducer in the right groin. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is performed with a 3mm balloon in the anterior tibial artery and distal popliteal artery and 6 mm balloon.

▪️Control angiography shows reconstitution of flow from the popliteal artery to the anterior tibial artery (fig 6).

📚 Read more: https://evtoday.com/articles/2023-sept/crossing-of-complex-chronic-total-occlusions

Case courtesy: Dr. Lars Egil Roberg, Aalesund Hospital 🇳🇴

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

75-year-old diabetic patient with critical ischemia of the left foot with leg ulcers. angiography of the lower extremities has shown a high grade stenosis with calcified plaque of the distal P1 segment of the popliteal artery (fig 1-2).

▪️The left CFA is punctured antegrade under ultrasound guidance. Angiography through a 6Fr introducer confirms high grade stenosis of the proximal popliteal artery (fig 3)

▪️The lesion is crossed with a Wisper-wire and CXI catheter, and the stenosis is treated with eight rounds of orbital atherectomy (Stealth system); three on low speed setting, 3 on medium speed setting and 2 on high speed setting. This is followed by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) with a 5mm balloon (fig 4-5).

▪️Control angiography shows an increased speed of flow through the leg with about 30% residual stenosis (fig 6)

Case courtesy: Dr. Lars Egil Roberg, Aalesund Hospital 🇳🇴

28/05/2026

As IRs treating diabetic , we all know the frustration: a technically perfect revascularization, a beautiful angiogram… and a limb that still won’t heal.

A recent CVIR Endovascular - CIRSE's open access journal editorial reminds us why.
Many diabetic patients don’t just have obstructive disease — they have microvascular dysfunction. Even when the artery is open, the tissue may still be ischemic.

For IR, this is a call to rethink success:
• Patency is not the endpoint
• Perfusion matters
• Microcirculation may be the missing piece in diabetic limb salvage

Understanding this gap is essential if we want to improve outcomes for the patients who need us most.

🔗 Read more: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42155-021-00261-3

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