11TH EDITION: CONTROVERSIES &
UPDATES IN VARICOSE DISEASE

 
   

Saturday January 24, morning ROOM B, LEVEL 0

   
  08.15     Welcome address, Jean-Luc Gérard
  08.30     SESSION I: DEEP VEIN
  Moderators     Michel Perrin, Peter Gloviczki
  08.30     Do obstruction and reflux have a different role in chronic venous insufficiency? Oscar Maleti
  08.38     IVUS how to do it (short video), Marzia Lugli
        IVUS assisted stenting procedures, Marzia Lugli
  08.51     RIVal- A new technique of Valve repair for primary venous reflux, Ramesh Tripathi
  08.59     Compression of the left renal vein: an algorithm for diagnosis by duplex, Philippe Lemasle
  09.07     Compression of the left common iliac vein: an algorithm for diagnosis by duplex, Olivier Pichot
        Treatment of the nutcracker syndrome:
  09.15     - The vascular surgeon’s point of view, Peter Gloviczki
  09.23     - The interventional radiologist’s point of view, Milka Greiner
  09.30     Does the compression of the left renal vein concomitant with compression of the left common iliac vein change your strategy of treatment, Olivier Hartung
  09.38     Factors affecting thrombolysis long-term outcome in patients with ilio-femoral DVT treated with catheter directed, Pia Fogh
  09.46     CONTROVERSY: All patients are suitable for PMT for ilio-femoral DVT
        Pro, Mathieu Rodiere
        Con, Manj Gohel
  10.02     Is medical compression by stockings the panacea to prevent post thrombotic syndrome after proximal DVT, Michel Perrin
  10.10     Discussion
  10.30     Break in the exhibition hall
  11.00     SESSION II: Some debates
  Moderators     O. Maleti, T. Proebstle
  11.00     Are the different questionnaires of Qol and scores in vein disease useful and pertinent?
François-André Allaert
  11.08     VAS – Is our assessment of pain after vein surgery adequate? Mark S. Whiteley
  11.16     Could saphenous sparing strategy match with C6 patients?
Paul Pittaluga
  11.24     CONTROVERSY: Ambulatory phlebectomy as a simultaneous treatment after endothermal ablation...
        ... is the gold standard, Alun Davies
        … is not mandatory, Felizitas Pannier-Fischer
  11.40     CONTROVERSY: Duplex exam after GSV ablation
        ... is not necessary! Lowell S. Kabnick
        ... is safer, Eberhard Rabe
  11.56     CONTROVERSY: Standardized microfoam for saphenous vein ablation is standardization of homemade foam feasible and satisfactory
        Yes, Jean-Jérôme Guex
        No, David Wright
  12.12     Homemade and industrial foam for sclerotherapy: on live, Jean-Luc Gérard
  12.20     Discussion
  12.30     Lunch in the exhibition hall


Saturday January 24, afternoon ROOM B, LEVEL O

   
  14.00
Moderators
    SESSION III: SCLEROTHERAPY
Eberhard Rabe, Jean-Jérôme Guex, Lourdes Reina Gutierrez
  14.00     Factors influencing the success of foam sclerotherapy by ultrasound guidance, Claudine Hamel Desnos
        Ultraguidance foam sclerotherapy: immediate results and when to reinject? Video, Claudine Hamel Desnos
  14.13     Prevention of visual and neurologic disturbances after sclerotherapy with anti-endothelin prophylaxis, Alessandro Frullini
  14.21     Phlebogriff: a new device. Short term follow-up results, Piotr Ciostek
  14.29     Clarivein vs VNUS the results of a RCT, Alun Davies
  14.37     Investigating the effects of foam sclerotherapy and MOCA with histology and immunocytochemistry: pratical interest, Mark S. Whiteley
  14.45     Laser vs foam for GSV the results of a RCT, George Geroulakos
  14.53     To compress or not to compress after sclerotherapy, that’s the question, Inga Vanhandenhove
  15.01     Discussion
  15.15
Moderators
    SESSION IV: THERMAL TECHNIQUES
Lowell S. Kabnick, Mark S. Whiteley, Evgeny Shaydakov
  15.15     Use of endovenous laser treatment in venous malformations of the face and oropharynx, Annouk Bisdorff
  15.23     Use of endovenous sclerotherapy treatment in venous malformations of the face and oropharynx,
Gilles Soulez
  15.31     Glue vs VNUS the results of a RCT. How to do glue treatment (short video), Thomas Proebstle
  15.39     Factors influencing the success of endovenous laser, Giorgio Spreafico
  15.47     Steam vs laser the results of a RCT, Renate Van Den Bos
  15.55     Introduction to new and exciting venous interventions: new laser wavelength and a vessel occluder, Lowell S. Kabnick
  16.03     LEED – a new look at the optimal treatment for thermoablation, Mark S. Whiteley
  16.10     5 year follow-up after different techniques: RCT comparing surgery, chemical and thermal ablation, Lars Rasmussen
  16.18     Treating veins with monopolar radiofrequency - experience and results of the EVRF system,
Attila Szabo
  16.30     Discussion and conclusion, Peter Gloviczki, Michel Perrin, Jean-Luc Gérard
  17.00     Adjournment
         
      Simultaneous translation : Headphones will be distributed at the entrance of the room, only in exchange for a valid ID card.