Focus On – Soft Tissue Surgery
07/12/2026 - 09/12/2026 Vienna / Austria
Focus On – Soft Tissue Surgery
SUB & Ureteral Surgery MasterClass
Program Director:
Principal Course Master(s):
Course Overview
This intensive three-day programme provides advanced, specialist-level training in the diagnosis and surgical management of ureteral disease in dogs and cats. Designed for surgeons, ECVS/ACVS residents, and experienced clinicians, the course combines high-level theory with extensive hands-on practical work using cadavers, surgical models, and ultrasound-guided techniques.
Participants will develop the clinical reasoning, imaging interpretation, and surgical skills required to treat ureteral obstructions, ruptures, strictures, ectopic ureters, and complex upper urinary tract cases – with a special focus on open ureteral surgery and SUB system placement in a fluoroscopic as well as non-fluoroscopic environment.
Key Learning Outcomes
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Diagnose ureteral pathology using ultrasound, CT and laboratory data.
- Build evidence-based decision pathways for obstructive and traumatic ureteral disease.
- Perform open ureterotomy and ureteroneocystostomy confidently.
- Perform SUB (Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass) placement using open and ultrasound-guided techniques.
- Recognise, prevent, and manage complications, including device obstruction, leakage, infection and CKD progression.
- Plan revisions and salvage procedures for complex or failed cases.
Course Program (Subject to change)
Monday, 7 December 2026 - Foundational Principles & Open Ureteral Surgery
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome & Pre-Course Assessment
Introduction, objectives.
09:30 – 11:00 Advanced Anatomy & Pathophysiology- Surgical techniques
Detailed kidney and ureter anatomy; mechanisms of obstruction. Surgical techniques : ureterotomy, ureteral reimplanttion ( neoureterocystostomy), neocystostomy, renal descensus , cystopexy (psoas hitch)
11:15 – 12:45 Diagnostics & Decision-Making
Ultrasound and CT interpretation; stabilisation protocols (medical management); decision algorithms for obstruction, rupture and bilateral disease.
13:45 – 15:15 Microsurgical Techniques – Dry Lab
Fine-tissue handling, 7-0 to 9-0 suture skills, instrument precision, leak testing.
15:30 – 17:00 Open Ureteral Surgery – Wet Lab
Ureterotomy, ureteroneocystostomy, approach strategies on cadavers.
Tuesday, 8 December 2026 - Stent & SUB System Placement- Ultrasound-Guided Skills
09:00 – 10:30 SUB Systems: Concepts & Clinical Evidence
Device components, indications, long-term outcomes, revision strategies.
10:45 – 12:15 Ureteral Stenting: Concepts & Clinical Evidence
Device components, indications, long-term outcomes, revision strategies.
13:15 – 14:45 SUB Placement – Wet Lab (Part I)
Surgical kidney exposure, nephrostomy and cystostomy catheter placement, tunnelling and port positioning. Ultrasound-Guided Renal Imaging & Access – Practical Session
Identification of renal pelvis and proximal ureter; simulated needle guidance for nephrostomy access.
15:00 – 16:30 SUB Placement – Wet Lab (Part II)
Flushing techniques, troubleshooting, flow resistance interpretation, port access.
16:30 – 17:30 Interactive Case Rounds
Clinical cases comparing open surgery, SUB placement and conservative management.
Wednesday, 9 December 2026 - Complications, Special Cases & Advanced Planning
09:00 – 10:30 Ectopic Ureters, Trauma & Complex Reconstructions
Management of ureteral ruptures, strictures, ectopic ureters and malignant obstruction.
10:45 – 12:15 Complications & Long-Term Management
Early and late complications, infection control, long-term CKD management long term incontinence management , owner communication.
13:15 – 14:45 Complication Simulation -Practical Session
• SUB troubleshooting
• Nephrostomy tube techniques
• Surgical revision planning
15:00 – 16:30 Advanced Case Planning Work Groups
Team-based problem-solving for complex unilateral and bilateral obstruction, septic uroabdomen, and device failure.
16:30 – 17:00 Final Assessment & Wrap up
Focus On – Soft Tissue Surgery
Date:
07/12/2026 - 09/12/2026Location:
Vienna / Austria
07/12/2026 - 09/12/2026Location:
Vienna / Austria
Tuition fee*:
EUR 3.450.-
Early registration fee*:
EUR 3.350.-
Early registration deadline:
01/06/2026
Total hours:
TBA
ATF hours (AU, DE, LU, CH):
TBA
ECTS credits (Master & Certificate):
* eLibrary access is included in the course fee
