SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

LIVE 2023 & VS Europe Scientific Program

HALL LEFKAS »

LIVE2023

12:00-13:00

Registration

13:00-14:30

Oral presentations I
Moderators: Christos Karkos (Greece), Christos Ioannou (Greece), Apostolos Tassiopoulos (USA)
(9 oral presentations, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

OP01 | INTERVENTION FOR NEAR TOTAL OCCLUSION OF THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY. A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Ath. Chaidoulis, K. Spanos, G. Kouvelos, K. Tzimkas-Dakis, A. Barbatis, G. Volakakis, K. Batzalexis, M. Matsagkas, A. GiannoukasVascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

OP02 | DIRECT ISCHEMIC POSTCONDITIONING IN THE PREVENTION OF REPERFUSION INJURY AFTER EVERSION CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY - OBSERVATIONAL CASE - CONTROL STUDY
N. Ilijevski, I. Atanasijevic, Br. Lozuk, P. Gajin, P. Matic, S. Babic, D. Sagic, D. Unic-Stojanovic, S. TanaskovicVascular Surgery Clinic, "Dedinje" Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

OP03 | DO VASCULAR PHYSICIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE (PAD) THAT ARE CURRENT SMOKERS?
K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, E. Chatzinikou¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Batzalexis¹, A. Barbatis¹, A. Mavroforou², Ath. Chaidoulis¹, A. Giannoukas¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Deontology and Bioethics Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

OP04 | HEMODYNAMIC COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT TREATMENT MODALITIES DURING RECONSTRUCTION OF AORTO-ILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE
N. Kontopodis¹, K. Tzirakis², I. Tzartzalou¹, An. Manta², M. Kantzas¹, Chr. Ioannou¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

OP05 | EFFECT OF FRESH FROZEN PLASMA TRANSUSION ON FIBRINOGEN LEVELS AND OUTCOME IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
D. Kapetanios¹, G. Pitoulias², K. Papazoglou³, Chr. Karkos³¹Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
²2nd Department of Surgery - Division of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery - Division of Vascular Surgery, “G. Gennimatas Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
³Department of vascular unit, 5th Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

OP06| ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF RUPTURED AORTIC ANEURYSMS USING THE ENDURANT STENT-GRAFT
G. Volakakis¹, Ath. Haidoulis¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, A. Barbatis¹, K. Batzalexis¹, P. Nana¹, Chr. Karathanos¹, K. Spanos¹, N. Rousas¹, G. Kouvelos¹, M. Bareka², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

OP07 | ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF A FORTY-YEAR-OLD POST-TRAUMATIC KNEE ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA
P. Theodoridis¹, A. E. El Kanty², I. Kourampi², N. Iatrou¹, C. Dimopoulos¹, T. Bisdas¹¹3rd Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece
²Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

OP08 | IMPACT OF THE INCREASE USE OF PEVAR THROUGH YEARS IN A TERTIARY CENTRE
A. Barbatis¹, G. Volakakis¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Kouvelos¹, A. Koutsothymiou², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece

OP09 | OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES IN THE ILIAC BIFURCATION. THE OFF THE SHELF COVERED ENDOVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF ILIAC BIFURCATION (CERIB) TECHNIQUE
K. Spanos¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, A. Chaidoulis¹, M. Bareka², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

14:30-16:00

Arterial case presentations
Moderators: Georgios Pitoulias (Greece), Michail Peroulis (Greece), Natzi Sakalihasan (Belgium)
(8 cases, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

UNDERSTANDING COVID-19-ASSOCIATED COAGULOPATHY IN LONG COVID: TREATING A PATIENT WITH CAC AND OCCLUSION OF BRACHIAL, CUBITAL AND ULNAR ARTERIES FOLLOWING ATTEMPTED A-LINE INSERTION
G. K. Puvvala, A. Psyllas, R. Roustarzadeh, J. Hinkelmann, A. Elbers
Vascular surgery, Marien Hospital, Wesel, Germany

A RARE CASE OF NON-IATROGENIC, NON-TRAUMATIC THYROCERVICAL TRUNK ANEURYSM TREATED SUCCESSFULLY BY SELECTIVE EMBOLISATION
A. Antoniou¹, K. Roditis¹, V. Papaioannou¹, S. Tzamtzidou¹, P. Tsiantoula¹, K. Seretis¹, Th. Papas¹, K. Papadopoulos², A. Tsanis², N. Bessias¹¹Department of Vascular Surgery, Korgialenio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece
²Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Korgialenio - Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece

NEUROCOGNITIVE PROFILE OF A MALE PATIENT WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE
K. MegariUniversity of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece

FAILED CAS WITH DISSECTION, DAPT, KINKING OF ICA, HYPERTENSION CRISIS – WHAT ELSE CAN COMPLICATE THE OPERATION OF CEA ON THE FOLLOWING DAY?
W. PetriczkoDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland

SALVAGING INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERIES WITH MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY AFTER FAILED SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY, CATHETER-DIRECTED THROMBOLYSIS AND BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY TO RESTORE SEXUAL FUNCTION OF A YOUNG MALE
G. K. Puvvala, An. Psyllas, J. Hinkelmann,
MD Vascular surgery, Marien Hospital, Wesel, Germany

ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY: AN EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL BYPASS SURGERY IN MULTIMORBID PATIENTS WITH TOTAL-LENGTH OCCLUSION OF THE SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY
R. Roustazadeh, A. Psyllas, G. K. Puvvala, A. Elbers, J. Hinkelmann
Clinic of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Marien Hospital, Wesel, Germany

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF AORTIC BIFURCATION AND BILATERAL COMMON ILIAC ARTERY OCCLUSION USING THE BEBACK CATHETER
A. Barbatis¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, C. Karathanos¹, K. Batzalexis¹, A. Chaidousis¹, G. Volakakis¹, A. Koutsothymiou², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Clinic, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

HYBRID APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC FEMORAL ARTERY AVF
E. Kareem
Vascular Surgery, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:30

Oral presentations II
Moderators: Alexandros Gougoulakis (Greece), Konstantinos Moulakakis (Greece), Gabriel Szendro (Israel)
(8 oral presentations, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

OP10 | CHANGES IN THE MORTALITY AFTER RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR IN A 16-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD FROM OPEN SURGERY TO EVAR
G. Volakakis¹, A. Haidoulis¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, A. Barbatis¹, K. Batzalexis¹, C. Karathanos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Kouvelos¹, E. Arnaoutoglou², M. Matsagkas¹,A. Giannoukas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

OP11 | RUPTURE AFTER EVAR: DATA DERIVED FROM META-ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED STUDIES
G. Koudounas¹, V. Bontinis², A. Bontinis², G. Geroulakos³, J. Kakisis³, A. Chatziioannou⁴, C. Karkos¹¹Vascular Unit, 5th Department of Surgery, Hippokratio Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
²Department of Vascular Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
³Department of Vascular Surgery, Attikon University General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
⁴First Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

OP12 | ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF NELLIX® ENDOGRAFT’S PROXIMAL SEALING ZONE FAILURE USING THE ALTURA™ STENT-GRAFT DEVICE: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
D. Chatzelas, A. Pitoulias, G. Tsamourlidis, Th. Zampaka, An. Potouridis, M. Tachtsi, G. Pitoulias
2nd Department of Surgery - Division of Vascular Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

OP13 | THIRTY-DAY OUTCOMES OF JUXTA-, PARA- AND SUPRARENAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR USING THE CHIMNEY TECHNIQUE
K. Tzimkas-Dakis, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Volakakis¹, Ath. Chaidoulis¹, A. Barbatis¹, Chr. Karathanos¹, K. Batzalexis¹, Ai. Bouzia², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Department of Anesthesiology, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

OP14 | ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF AORTIC ANEURYSMS USING FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED DEVICES; 30-DAY OUTCOMES
M. Matsagkas¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, G. Volakakis¹, Ath. Chaidoulis¹, Al. Barbatis¹, Chr. Karathanos¹, K. Batzalexis¹, Ai. Bouzia², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

OP15 | IMPACT OF ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSMS (EVAR) ON ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI)
K. Stavridis, M. Janjic, M. Ampatzis-Papadopoulos, A. Sidiropoulou, K. Tigkiropoulos, D. Karamanos, I. Lazaridis, N. Saratzis
Vascular Surgery Department, 1st Surgical Clinic, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, General Hospital of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou, Thessaloniki, Greece

OP16 | INVESTIGATION OF INTRAPROCEDURAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY BLOOD FLOW PARAMETERS DURING PERIPHERAL ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES FOR CHRONIC LIMB-THREATENING ISCHEMIA
G. Pappas¹, M. Georgiadou², N. Krinos¹, A. Karahaliou², S. Grigoriadis², K. Antonopoulos¹, K. Palialexis², G. Geroulakos¹, S. Spiliopoulos²¹Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital, Athens, Greece
²2nd Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Attikon” University General Hospital, Athens, Greece

OP17 | ROTAREX™ MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY FOR TREATING STENT-GRAFT LIMB THROMBOSIS AFTER ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR
G. Kouvelos¹, A. Chaidoulis¹, K. Spanos¹, E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
² Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

17:30-18:30

Aortic case presentations I
Moderators: Konstantinos Papazoglou (Greece), Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece), Gabriel Szendro (Israel)
(9 cases, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF LARGE SYMPTOMATIC SUPRARENAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM ON THE GROUNDS OF A TYPE IA ENDOLEAK USING THE "OFF-THE-SHELF" T-BRANCH DEVICE
K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Volakakis¹, Ath. Chaidoulis¹, A. Barbatis¹, K. Batzalexis¹, Chr. Karathanos¹, Ai. Bouzia², M. Ntalouka², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

LOW BACK PAIN FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO AN AAA, IN A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT EVAR AND DIED 2-MONTHS POSTOPERATIVELY DUE TO A METASTATIC ANGIOSARCOMA
N. Kontopodis¹, I. Tzartzalou², G. Tzouliadakis², D. Alexiadou³, S. Panagiotakis³, G. Vougiouklakis³, An. Koutsopoulos⁴, Chr. Skiadas⁵, Chr. Ioannou¹¹Vascular Surgery Unit, Medical School University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
²Vascular Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
³Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
⁴Pathology Department, University of Crete
⁵Interventional Radiology Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

CUSTOM MADE FENESTRATED ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE IMPLANTATION FOR RE-LINING PREVIOUS EVAR WITH PROXIMAL DILATATION DUE TO TYPE I ENDOLEAK
A. Karkamanis
Vascular Surgery, Interbalkan Medical Center & Uppsala University, Thessaloniki

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF A PARARENAL ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM USING A COMBINATION OF FENESTRATED AND BRANCHED DEVICES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THREE RIGHT RENAL ARTERIES
K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Volakakis¹, Ath. Chaidoulis¹, A. Barbatis¹, Ai. Bouzia², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

RESULTS OF HYBRID APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF AORTIC ARCH PATHOLOGIES
V. I. Kravchenko, I. A. Osadovska, I. O. Ditkivskiy, O. B. Larionova, K. K. Sarnatska, V. V. Lazoryshynets¹M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

IN SITU NEEDLE FENESTRATION FOR REVASCULARIZATION OF THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY DURING THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR
N. Krinos, A. Piliotis, A. Terzoglou, K. Antonopoulos, G. Sfyroeras, I. Kakisis, G. Geroulakos
First Department of Vascular Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF BILATERAL INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERY ANEURYSMS WITH THE PARALLEL GRAFT TECHNIQUE
K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Volakakis¹, Ath. Chaidoulis¹, A. Barbatis¹, Chr. Karathanos¹, K. Batzalexis¹, Ai. Bouzia², M. Bareka², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ISOLATED 90MM COMMON ILIAC ANEURYSM IN A HIGH RISK GERIATRIC PATIENT
A. Karkamanis
Vascular Surgery, Interbalkan Medical Center & Uppsala University, Thessaloniki, Greece

OUTCOMES OF COMBINING STAINLESS STEEL ILIAC BRANCH ENDOPROSTHESES WITH NITINOL AORTIC STENT GRAFTS FOR ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF AORTOILIAC ANEURYSM WITH UNFAVORABLE AORTOILIAC ANATOMY
E. Beropoulis¹, G. B. Torsello², D. Kotelis³, A. G. Pitoulias⁴, G. A. Pitoulias⁵, G. F. Torsello⁶¹Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bern and St. Franziskus Hospital Münster,Münster, Germany
²Institute for vascular research, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, St. Franziskus Hospital Muenster, Münster, Germany
³Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Germany
⁴Vascular Surgery, Asclepios Clinic Langen, University of Frankfurt, Germany
⁵Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery - Division of Vascular Surgery, “G. Gennimatas Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
⁶Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University medicine Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

19:00

Opening ceremony
Opening Ceremony at Hall Kerkyra

20:30

Welcome Reception
La Veranda di Corfu

HALL KERKYRA »

VS EUROPE

11:00-12:20

Registration

12:20-12:30

Introduction
Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece), Nicos Labropoulos (USA)

12:30-13:15

Learning through clinical cases
Moderators: Nicos Labropoulos (USA), Christos Klonaris (Greece)

12:30-12:45	Superficial vein reflux Efstratios Georgakarakos (Greece) (Discussion)
12:46-13:00	Complex post-thrombotic disease Natasha Hasemaki (Greece) (Discussion)
13:01-13:15	Pelvic venous disease Louay Altarazi (Syria) (Discussion)

13:15-14:30

Vein Mix
Moderators: Laura Redman (South Africa), Athanasios Siafakas (Greece)

13:15-13:22	Intervening for vTOS: Who and how? Andreas Lazaris (Greece)
13:23-13:30	Venous malformations Laura Redman (South Africa)
13:31-13:38	Not all cases go well! What did I learn? Marcial Fallas (Costa Rica)
13:39-13:46	How to avoid complications of sclerotherapy and ablation Laura Redman (South Africa)
*13:46-13:52*	*Discussion*
13:53-14:00	Interventional management of pulmonary embolism Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
14:01-14:08	Persistent swelling after Venous interventions Antonios Gasparis (USA)
14:09-14:16	The role of IVUS in determination of the landing zones for venous stenting Houman Jalaie (Germany)
14:17-14:24	Role of Endophlebectomy in PTS Management Mert Dumantepe (Turkey)
*14:24-14:30*	*Discussion*

14:30-15:00

Update on clinical trials
Moderators: Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece), Ignacio Escotto (Mexico)

14:30-14:35	GORE stent Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
14:36-14:41	DEXTERITY Stephen Black (UK)
14:42-14:47	OPTIMED STEVECO Houman Jalaie (Germany)
14:48-14:53	PE TRACΤ Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
*14:53-15:00*	*Discussion*

15:00-16:00

Industry Session

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:30

Venous Consultation, Live Imaging and Treatment Plan
Moderators: Nicos Labropoulos (USA), Christos Yangas (Greece), Antonios Gasparis (USA), Michail Peroulis (Greece)

CVD Patient I: with superficial vein reflux
CVD Patient II: with deep venous obstruction

17:30-18:30

Current trends on VTE and obstruction
Moderators: Miltos Matsagkas (Greece), Christos Liapis (Greece)

17:30-17:37	Management of acute iliofemoral thrombosis Ignacio Escotto (Mexico)
17:38-17:45	Venous Leg Ulcer: medicate, ablate, or dilate? Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
17:46-17:53	So many venous stents - Does it make a difference? Stephen Black (UK)
17:54-18:01	Classification for deep venous obstruction applied to clinical practice Houman Jalaie (Germany)
18:02-18:09	Bail-out techniques in deep venous intervention Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
18:10-18:17	Anticoagulation after venous stenting Konstantinos Spanos (Greece)
*18:17-18:30*	*Discussion*

18:30-19:00

Industry Session

19:00

Opening ceremony

Welcome Addresses

Invited Lecture
Hippocratic Medicine with Emphasis on Surgery

Invited Speaker
Stefanos Geroulanos
Professor of Surgery University of Zurich,
Professor of History of Medicine University of Ioannina,
Member Ioniac Academy 1808

20:30

Welcome Reception
La Veranda di Corfu

HALL

KROKIDIS

09:00-17:00

Simulator experience in aortic and peripheral procedures

HALL KERKYRA »

LIVE2023

08:00-09:00

Aortic case presentations II - The case I want to forget
Moderators: Chrysostomos Maltezos (Greece), Georgios Georgiadis (Greece)
(6 cases, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

INFECTED EVAR & TEVAR AFTER ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF IMPENDING RUPTURE TAAA

S. Koussayer
Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH & RC), Saudi Arabia

TWO INTRIGUING CASES OF MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA THAT I WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE AGAIN
K. Roditis, A. Antoniou, V. Papaioannou, S. Tzamtzidou, P. Tsiantoula, K. Seretis, N. Bessias
Department of Vascular Surgery, Korgialenio-Benakio Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece

MULTIPLE AORTIC AND VASCULAR PATHOLOGIES - MULTIPLE COMPLICATIONS
R. Dammrau
Helios KlinikumSiegburg, Aortic Center, Siegburg, Germany

TREATMENT OF A SYMPTOMATIC GIANT SUPRARENAL AAA WITH A T-BRANCH DEVICE AND PRESERVATION OF RIGHT ILIAC BIFURCATION: AN UNEXPECTED EVENT
K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, M. Bareka², K. Koutsothimiou², A. Giannoukas¹¹Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

THE CASE I WANTED TO FORGET...EXTREME ILIAC ARTERY TORTUOSITY x2
G. Koudounas, M. Mitka, I. Papoutsis, A. Sotiriou, C. Papadimitriou, N. Asaloumidis, I. Giagtzidis, C. Karkos, K. Papazoglou
Vascular Unit, 5th Department of Surgery, Hippokratio Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

RECURRENT AORTO-ENTERIC FISTULA AFTER EVAR: WHEN NIGHTMARE NEVER ENDS
S. Koussayer
Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH & RC), Saudi Arabia

09:00-10:30

Session I: Management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs)
Moderators: Anders Wanhainen (Sweden), Andreas Lazaris (Greece), Christos Karkos (Greece)

09:00-09:10	What do the SVS and ESVS guidelines tell us about the optimal management of rAAAs? (5’) Anders Wanhainen (Sweden) (Discussion 4’)
09:11-09:20	Anesthesia for open and endovascular repair of rAAAs (5’) Eleni Arnaoutoglou (Greece) (Discussion 4’)
09:21-09:30	rAAA: to palliate or not, when and how? (5’) Colin Bicknell (UK) (Discussion 4’)
09:31-09:40	Tips and tricks to facilitate open surgical repair of rAAAs (5’) Lazar Davidovic (Serbia) (Discussion 4’)
09:41-09:50	Tips and tricks to facilitate endovascular repair for stable and unstable rAAAs (5’) Martin Malina (UK) (Discussion 4’)
09:51-10:00	Rupture after EVAR: is the outcome different from that of the de novo rupture? (5’) Konstantinos Moulakakis (Greece) (Discussion 4’)
10:01-10:10	Parallel, physician-modified, or off-the-self branched endografts and other adjuncts to expand the use of EVAR in ruptured juxtarenal/pararenal AAAs (5’) Nilo Mosquera (Spain) (Discussion 4’)
*10:10-10:30*	*Discussion*

10:30-11:30

ESCVS@LIVE Session
Aortic graft infections after endovascular repair
Moderators: Lazar Davidovic (Serbia), Miltos Matsagkas (Greece)

10:30-10:38	Stent-graft infection: the magnitude of the problem Georgios Georgiadis (Greece)
10:39-10:47	Endovascular approach as bridging therapy Clark Zeebregts (The Netherlands)
10:48-10:56	Endovascular approach as definite solution Martin Malina (UK)
10:57-11:05	Infected graft removal is the only solution Lazar Davidovic (Serbia)
*11:05-11:30*	*Discussion*

11:30-11:45

Coffee Break

11:45-12:15

Industry Session

12:15-13:30

Aortic Interactive Session
Failed EVAR. How to avoid, how to treat
Moderators: Miltos Matsagkas (Greece), Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)
Panel of experts: Michel Makaroun (USA), Vicente Riambau (Spain), Apostolos Tassiopoulos (USA), Colin Bicknell (UK)

12:15-12:30	1st question: Why EVAR fails, how to prevent failure
12:31-12:45	2nd question: Type II endoleak: Is it considered a failure? What should be the appropriate management?
12:46-13:00	3rd question: What is the best option to repair an EVAR failure?
13:01-13:15	4th question: Rupture after EVAR. Treatment options
*13:15-13:30*	*Discussion*

13:30-14:30

Industry Lunch Session

14:30-15:30

Aortoiliac Obstructive Disease
Moderators: Ioannis Tsolakis (Greece), Elias Brountzos (Greece), Achilleas Chatziioannou (Greece)

14:30-14:38	Patient selection for invasive treatment Nikolaos Kontopodis (Greece)
14:39-14:47	Which endovascular access? Miltiadis Krokidis (Greece)
14:48-14:56	Updates in endovascular technology Konstantinos Katsanos (Greece)
14:57-15:05	CERAB: Pros and Cons Martin Malina (UK)
15:06-15:14	The role of open surgery Alexandros Gougoulakis (Greece)
*15:14-15:30*	*Discussion*

15:30-16:30

Arch and Thoracoabdominal Aorta
Moderators: Vicente Riambau (Spain), Miltos Matsagkas (Greece), Christos Klonaris (Greece)

15:30-15:38	Update in Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair Vicente Riambau (Spain)
15:39-15:47	Endovascular treatment of post-dissection Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Technical challenges and clinical outcomes Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)
15:48-15:56	False lumen interventions in chronic type B Dissections Fiona Rohlffs (Germany)
*15:56-16:04*	*Discussion*
16:05-16:13	Stroke from Thoracic Endovascular Procedures Samer Koussayer (Saudi Arabia)
16:14-16:22	Complex endovascular aortic repair: The Anesthesiologist’s point of view Aikaterini Bouzia (Greece)
*16:22-16:30*	*Discussion*

16:30-16:45

Coffee Break

16:45-18:00

Various topics in aortic pathology
Moderators: Konstantinos Papazoglou (Greece), Chrysostomos Maltezos (Greece), Georgios Georgiadis (Greece)

16:45-16:53	Gender related outcomes in aortic endovascular repair Gabriel Szendro (Israel)
16:54-17:02	Endovascular aortic repair in patients with connective tissue disease: Is there a role? Fiona Rohlffs (Germany)
17:03-17:11	PET Scan in AAA. Are there clinical implications in real life? Natzi Sakalihasan (Belgium)
*17:11-17:22*	*Discussion*
17:23-17:31	Bridging stent-grafts in F/BEVAR: Where do we stand today? Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)
17:32-17:40	Novel Concept for the Endovascular Treatment of Type Ia Endoleak Kyriakos Oikonomou (Germany)
17:41-17:49	How to handle the hypogastric arteries in AAA repair: Open, Endo, embolization, IBD, bilateral IBD? Clark Zeebregts (The Netherlands)
*17:50-18:00*	*Discussion*

18:00-18:45

iMAC @ LIVE Session
Endovascular evolution in Egypt during the last decade
Moderators: Mohamed Hosni (Egypt), Ioannis Tsolakis (Greece), Eleni Arnaoutoglou (Greece)

18:00-18:08	Μultidisciplinary approach to the treatment of arch and descending thoracic aortic pathology Sherif Essam (Egypt)
18:09-18:17	Endovascular management of acute thrombotic arterial occlusion Ahmad Gamal (Egypt)
18:18-18:26	Endovascular management for aortic disease Sherif Omar (Egypt)
18:27-18:35	Endovascular management of pulmonary embolism Khaled Shawky (Egypt)
*18:35-18:45*	*Discussion*

HALL LEFKAS »

VS EUROPE

08:00-09:00

Venous Abstracts and Case Presentations I
Moderators: Dimitrios Kardoulas (Greece), Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
(8 cases, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

A META-ANALYSIS OF DIALYSIS ACCESS PATENCY IN PATIENTS OVER 75 YEARS OLD
A. Ntemka¹, Chr. Argyriou², M. Lazarides², G. Georgiadis²¹Nephrology Department, General Hospital of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou, Thessaloniki, Greece
²Vascular Surgery Department, Democritus University Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece

CORRECTION OF THE POSITION OF A DIALYSIS TUNNELED CENTRAL VEIN CATHETER USING INTRAVENOUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
M. Bakou, C. Bantis, A. Atalla, G. Spanos, S. Fragkidis, L. K. Armentzoiou, G. I. Bamichas
Department of Nephrology, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

TOTAL ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF A GIANT ILIAC VEIN ANEURYSM: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
D. Chatzelas, A. Pitoulias, G. Tsamourlidis, Th. Zampaka, An. Potouridis, M. Tachtsi, G. Pitoulias
2nd Department of Surgery - Division of Vascular Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC VENOUS ULCER
A. A. Mahmoud
Vascular Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo,Egypt

TREATMENT OF CHRONIC FEMOROPOPLITEAL POST-THROMBOTIC SYNDROME WITH ACOUSTIC PULSE THROMBOLYSIS AND SEQUENTIAL BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY; ASSESSMENT OF FIBRIN REMODELLING
M. Dumantepe
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

ILIAC VEIN STENTING WITH IVUS GUIDANCE
A. Rajeev
Interventional Cardiology, Emory University, Midtown, Atlanta Georgia USA

NON-THROMBOTIC VENOUS STENOSIS: NUTCRACKER SYNDROME AND CONCURRENT MAY-THURNER SYNDROME AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HYPERMOBILITY RELATED DISORDERS
W. Sandmann¹, T. Scholbach², K. Verginis³¹Clinic Bel Etage, Med.faculty Univ Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
²Praxis für funktionelle Sonograph
³Klinik für Gefässchirurgie , Univ. Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH GLOMUVENOUS MALFORMATION
A. Poulou¹, G. Geroulakos¹, H. Fryssira², L. Florentin³, Chr. Bili³, D. Giannaris⁴¹Vascular Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
²Medical Genetics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens Greece
³A Lab Molecular Biology and Genetics, Athens, Greece
⁴IVF Unit, Embryoart, Athens, Greece

09:00-10:00

Superficial Vein Disease I
Moderators: Dimitrios Kontothanassis (Italy), Dimitrios Kardoulas (Greece)

09:00-09:07	Chemical saphenous ablation: Who, when and how? Efstratios Georgakarakos (Greece)
09:08-09:15	Non-thermal ablation: patient selection and device update Petros Chatzigakis (Greece)
09:16-09:23	Thermal Ablation with Laser & RF: Is there a difference? Dimitrios Kontothanassis (Italy)
09:24-09:31	Novel technologies in superficial venous disease management Antonios Gasparis (USA)
09:32-09:39	Do we need anticoagulation for superficial venous procedures? George Kouvelos (Greece)
09:40-09:47	Practical approach for treating superficial vein thrombosis Christos Karathanos (Greece)
*09:47-10:00*	*Discussion*

10:00-10:30

Swollen Leg
Moderators: Antonios Gasparis (USA), Jonothan Earnshaw (UK)

10:00-10:07	Effective compression strategies for lymphedema Evangelos Dimakakos (Greece)
10:08-10:15	Strategic management of lipedema Laura Redman (South Africa)
10:16-10:23	Understanding Phlebolymphedema and its treatment implications Antonios Gasparis (USA)
*10:23-10:30*	*Discussion*

10:30-11:30

Hellenic Society of Phlebology @VS Europe
Pelvic Venous Disorders
Moderators: Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece), Panagiotis Theodoridis (Greece)

10:30-10:36	Assessment and diagnosis of pelvic venous disease Sotiria Mastoraki (Greece)
10:37-10:43	Management of pelvic venous reflux Louay Altarazi (Syria)
10:44-10:50	Pelvic and lower limb varicosities Ignacio Escotto (Mexico)
10:51-10:57	Strategic management of iliac vein stenosis: Who, when and how? Houman Jalaie (Germany)
10:58-11:04	Interventional management of left renal vein stenosis: Who, when and how? Stephen Black (UK)
11:05-11:11	Diagnostic Imaging and embolization techniques for Ovarian Vein Insufficiency Miltiadis Krokidis (Greece)
*11:11-11:30*	*Discussion*

11:30-11:45

Coffee break

11:45-12:30

Vein and Lymphatic Mix
Moderators: Jonothan Earnshaw (UK), Nicos Labropoulos (USA)

11:45-11:52	Different case scenaria for treating superficial vein reflux Nicos Labropoulos (USA)
11:53-12:00	Ten-year follow-up after thermal ablation Dimitrios Kontothanassis (Italy)
12:01-12:08	Treatment of combined superficial and deep vein disease Antonios Gasparis (USA)
12:09-12:16	Real-world compression guide for vein and lymphatic disease Laura Redman (South Africa)
12:17-12:24	Tips and tricks in deep vein procedures - from access to tough occlusions Stephen Black (UK)
*12:24-12:30*	*Discussion*

12:30-13:30

Industry Session

14:30-15:45

v-WIN @VS Europe
Vital Greek Advancements with the world
Moderators: Nicos Labropoulos (USA), Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece)

14:30-14:35	Opening: Literature everybody should know & literature we should produce Nicos Labropoulos (USA)
14:36-14:44	Superficial Venous Treatments Christos Karathanos (Greece)
14:44-14:54	Expert Discussants: Efstratios Georgakarakos (Greece), Dimitrios Kontothanassis (Italy)
14:55-15:03	Deep Venous Treatments Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece)
15:03-15:13	Expert Discussants: Mert Dumantepe (Turkey), Ignacio Escotto (Mexico)
15:14-15:22	Lymphatic management Evangelos Dimakakos (Greece)
15:22-15:32	Expert Discussants: Antonios Gasparis (USA), Laura Redman (South Africa)
15:33-15:38	Closing Oscar Bottini (Argentina), Chantal Aguero (Paraguay)
15:38-15:45	*Open Discussion*

15:45-16:30

Industry Session

Role of tumescent fluid infiltration during saphenous stripping and ligation operation of varicose veins to reduce postoperative complications
Amr Abdelghaffar Mahmoud (Egypt)

Management of chronic venous ulcer
Amr Abdelghaffar Mahmoud (Egypt)

Hybrid approach for the management of traumatic femoral artery AVF
Elsanhoury Kareem (Egypt)

16:30-16:45

Coffee break

16:45-18:15

Venous Abstracts and Case Presentations II
Moderators: Houman Jalaie (Germany), Mert Dumantepe (Turkey)
(11 cases, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

LONG-TERM RESULTS OF TINZAPARIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF SUPERFICIAL VEIN THROMBOSIS OF THE LOWER LIMBS
C. Papageorgopoulou, K. Nikolakopoulos, Sp. Papadoulas, S. Kakkos
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Greece

ROLE OF TUMESCENT FLUID INFILTRATION DURING SAPHENOUS STRIPPING AND LIGATION OPERATION OF VARICOSE VEINS TO REDUCE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
A. A. Mahmoud
Vascular Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

AMBULATORY ENDOVENOUS-ASSISTED INVAGINATED STRIPPING OF THE GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN
V. Alexiou, A. Vassiliou, M. Peroulis
Department of Surgery - Vascular Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, PGNIoanninon, Ioannina, Greece

CHALLENGING IVC FILTER RETRIEVAL – A CASE REPORT, TECHNIQUES AND CONSIDERATIONS
V. Bouri, E. Avgerinos, C. Liapis
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece

ANTICOAGULATION. MANAGEMENT AFTER VENOUS STENTING
A. Rajeev
Interventional Cardiology, Emory University, Midtown, Atlanta Georgia .USA

VENOUS STENTING AND THE DAY AFTER – OTHER HIDDEN ASPECTS
E. Hussein
Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF POST-THROMBOTIC SYNDROM STILL REMAINS AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION IN SELECTIVE PATIENTS
G. Chatzantonis
Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Henry Dunant HC Athens, Athens, Greece

STAGED SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE RENAL CANCER WITH METASTATIC THROMBUS IN THE INFERIOR VENA CAVA AND RIGHT ATRIUM. CLINICAL CASE
T. Aurel¹, P. Radu F.², B. Vlad³, T. Gheorghe⁴, C. Andrei⁵, T. Maxim⁵, T. Ala⁴, B. Sorin⁵, D. Sergiu⁵, C. Anatol⁵¹Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Republican Clinical Hospital, Chisinau, Republica Moldova
²Robert Van Gestel" Vascular Surgery Clinic of the "SfântulSpiridon" Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa, Iasi, Romania
³Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania
⁴Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. George IM Georgescu" Iasi, Romania
⁵Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Republican Clinical Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Republican Clinical Hospital

ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF ACUTE ILIOFEMORAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS
N. Hasemaki¹, A. Katsargyris¹, E. Avgerinos², A. Skotsimara¹, I. Avgerinos¹, M. Tsotsios¹, C. Klonaris¹¹2nd Department of Vascular Surgery, Laiko Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
²Clinic of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Athens Medical Group, Athens, Greece

ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF UPPER LIMB PHLEGMASIA CERULEA DOLENS IN A HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT
N. Galanakis¹, N. Kontopodis², M.Klontzas¹, E. Tzali³, D. Xydakis³, E. Kehagias¹, D. Tsetis¹¹Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete
²Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete
³Department of Nephrology, Venizeleio Hospital, Heraklion, Crete

CONTEMPORARY TREATMENT OF PAGET-SCHROTTER SYNDROME
A. Lazaris, N. Krinos, A. Piliotis, A. Panagiotopoulos, A. Ifantis, G. Geroulakos
1st Vascular Surgery Department, Attikon University Hospital, Haidari, Greece – NKUA

HALL

KROKIDIS

09:00-17:00

Simulator experience in aortic and peripheral procedures

HALL KERKYRA »

LIVE2023

08:00-09:00

Aortic case presentations III
Moderators: Georgios Geroulakos (Greece), Dimitrios Staramos (Greece), Petros Chatzigakis (Greece)
(8 cases, 7 min each, 5’ presentation and 2’ discussion)

CONTAINED RUPTURE OF COMMON ILIAC ARTERY CONCOMITANT WITH CONTRALATERAL FEMORAL MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; CASE OF NEGATIVE CULTURED INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
Κ. Rajhi¹, B. Hakami¹, R. Kariri², W. Borik³¹Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Department, Jazan Specialist Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
²Emergency Department, Jazan General Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
³Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Prince Mohammed bin Nasser Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

LONG-TERM RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF POST-COARCTATION ANEURYSMS OF THE THORACIC AORTA
V. I. Kravchenko, Yu. M. Tarasenko, V. E. Duplyakina, K. K. Sarnatska, I. M. Kravchenko, O. A. Tretyak
M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF A SUBACUTE TYPE B DISSECTION USING IN-SITU FENESTRATION
G. Volakakis¹, A. Haidousis¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, A. Barbatis¹, K. Batzalexis¹, P. Nana¹, C. Karathanos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Kouvelos¹, E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

THE USE OF CUSTOM-MADE BOVINE BIFURCATED GRAFTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC GRAFT AND ENDOGRAFT INFECTIONS
A. Lazaris, N. Krinos, J. Kakisis, A. Terzoglou, G.Pappas, G. Plakas, K. Antonopoulos, G. Sfyroeras, G. Geroulakos
1st Vascular Surgery Department, Attikon University Hospital, Haidari, Greece – NKUA

EN BLOC RESECTION OF RETROPERITONEAL MASS ALONG WITH INFRARENAL AORTA AND INFERIOR VENA CAVA
A. Barbatis¹, G. Volakakis¹, G. Kouvelos¹, K. Spanos¹, C. Karathanos¹, K. Mpatzaleksis¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, A. Chaidousis¹, A. Koutsothymiou², E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery Clinic, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece

ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR OF A SYMPTOMATIC THORACOABDOMINAL TYPE II ANEURYSM
G. Volakakis¹, A. Haidousis¹, K. Tzimkas-Dakis¹, A. Barbatis¹, K. Batzalexis¹, P. Nana¹, C. Karathanos¹, K. Spanos¹, G. Kouvelos¹, E. Arnaoutoglou², A. Giannoukas¹, M. Matsagkas¹¹Vascular Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece
²Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF POST-DISSECTION THORACOABDOMINAL ANEURYSM
N. Hasemaki, A. Katsargyris, A. Skotsimara, I. Avgerinos, M. Tsotsios, C. Klonaris
2nd Department of Vascular Surgery, Laiko Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

CUSTOM MADE FENESTRATED DEVICE IMPLANTATION IN A CHALLENGING AORTIC CASE WITH SINGLE KIDNEY, EARLY RENAL ARTERY BRANCHING AND EXTRA RENAL ARTERY TAKEOFF FROM THE ANEURYSM
A. Karkamanis
Vascular Surgery, Interbalkan Medical Center & Uppsala University, Thessaloniki, Greece

09:00-10:00

Hot topics on Carotid Artery Disease
Moderators: Georgios Geroulakos (Greece), Konstantinos Moulakakis (Greece), Ioannis Kakisis (Greece)

09:00-09:08	Five-year outcomes of SPACE 2 Trial. How powerful is the impact of the study findings Hans-Henning Eckstein (Germany)
09:09-09:17	Have TCAR technique and new micromesh stents improved outcomes of carotid stenting. When TCAR is contraindicated? Apostolos Tassiopoulos (USA)
09:18-09:26	Optimal timing of carotid endarterectomy after thrombectomy: balancing the risks and the benefits of expedited vs. late revascularization Maarit Venermo (Finland)
09:27-09:35	(ESVS) 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease. What’s new and what are the main key messages? Anders Wanhainen (Sweden)
09:36-09:44	Unanswered issues on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease that need to be addressed Ioannis Kakisis (Greece)
*09:44-10:00*	*Discussion*

10:00-10:45

SITE @ LIVE
Unexpected drawbacks during aortic endovascular repair: how to avoid disaster cases
Moderators: Vicente Riambau (Spain), Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece), Miltos Matsagkas (Greece)

10:00-10:15	Case 1 (8’) Vicente Riambau (Spain) (Discussion 7’)
10:16-10:30	Case 2 (8’) George Kouvelos (Greece) (Discussion 7’)
10:31-10:45	Case 3 (8’) Vicente Riambau (Spain) (Discussion 7’)

10:45-11:45

SVS @ LIVE Session
What is new in Chronic Limb Ischemia: Are we reaching a consensus?
Moderators: Michel Makaroun (USA), Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece), Christos Liapis (Greece)

10:45-10:53	Global CLTI guidelines Joseph Mills (USA)
10:54-11:02	The BEST-CLI Trial results are finally here Alik Farber (USA)
11:03-11:11	Importance of the WiFi grading System: taking about apples and oranges Joseph Mills (USA)
11:12-11:20	Drug Elution: Has the final chapter been written? Elizabeth Genovese (USA)
*11:20-11:45*	*Discussion*

11:45-12:15

Industry Session

12:15-13:15

ESVS @ LIVE Session
ESVS Guidelines
Moderators: Philippe Kolh (Belgium), Anders Wanhainen (Sweden), Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece)

12:15-12:25	ESVS 2020 Guidelines for Acute Limb Ischaemia Jonothan Earnshaw (UK)
*12:25-12:34*	*Discussion*
12:35-12:45	ESVS 2023 Guidelines on Radiation safety Philippe Kolh (Belgium)
*12:45-12:54*	*Discussion*
12:55-13:05	Guidelines and Innovation - Does the one exclude the other? Philippe Kolh (Belgium)
*11:20-11:45*	*Discussion*

13:15-14:00

Industry Lunch Session

14:00-14:15

Industry Session

14:15-14:30

Break

14:30-16:00

The Diabetic Foot: Diagnostic and treatment challenges
Moderators: Christos Ioannou (Greece), Gabriel Szendro (Israel)

14:30-14:38	The clinical problem Nikolaos Tentolouris (Greece)
14:39-14:47	New imaging techniques for procedural planning during endovascular recanalization Nikolaos Galanakis (Greece)
14:48-14:56	Novel endovascular technology for complex infrainguinal lesions Elizabeth Genovese (USA)
14:57-15:05	The role of open surgery in CLI Joseph Mills (USA)
15:06-15:14	The role of plastic surgery in multidisciplinary care for wound healing Dimitrios Kassotakis (Greece)
15:15-15:23	Complex Case Presentation Marcial Fallas (Costa Rica)
*15:23-16:00*	*Discussion*

16:00-17:00

MAC @ LIVE Session
Updates in Type B Aortic Dissection (TBAD)
Moderators: Hans-Henning Eckstein (Germany), Christos Liapis (Greece), Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece)

16:00-16:14	TBAD - knowledge and research gaps, that need to be tackled together urgently (10’) Colin Bicknell (UK) Discussion (4’)
16:15-16:29	Long term results of uncomplicated TBAD as assessed by PET-CT (10’) Natzi Sakalihasan (Belgium) Discussion (4’)
16:30-16:44	Treatment of complicated TBAD, with a focus on malperfusion (10’) Samer Koussayer (Saudi Arabia) Discussion (4’)
16:45-17:00	A novel dissection-specific stent graft to minimize the risk of distal Stent-graft Induced New Entry (dSINE) (10’) Anders Wanhainen (Sweden) Discussion (5’)

17:00-17:30

Industry Session

17:30-17:45

Educational Lecture
Moderator: Athanasios Giannoukas (Greece)

17:30-17:45

How to publish a paper in the EJVES
Philippe Kolh (Belgium)

17:45-18:30

AFAVS @ LIVE Session
Phlebology practice in Egypt
Moderators: Emad Hussein (Egypt), Efthymios Avgerinos (Greece), Miltos Lazarides (Greece)

17:45-17:56	CDT for acute iliofemoral DVT. Predictors of outcome Emad Hussein (Egypt)
17:57-18:08	Dilemma of Venous stents Amr Abdelghaffar Mahmoud (Egypt)
18:09-18:20	AV access salvage Nader Hamada (Egypt)
*18:20-18:30*	*Discussion*

HALL LEFKAS »

VASCULAR ACCESS

09:00-10:00

Vascular Access - Session I
Meeting the Nephrologists
Moderators: Miltos Lazarides (Greece), Konstantinos Katsanos (Greece)

09:00-09:08	The limits of interventional nephrology. How to succeed useful cooperation with vascular surgeons and radiologists? Ioannis E. Giannikouris (Greece)
09:09-09:17	How to salvage the failing dysfunctional or infected long-term central venous catheter. Is it worthwhile? Gerasimos Bamichas (Greece)
09:18-09:26	Proposed algorithm for the “no further vascular access option” in prevalent hemodialysis patients, because an expert vascular access surgeon or an interventional radiologist is out of duty Stylianos Fragidis (Greece)
09:27-09:35	The role of the nephrologist in preparing patients for chronic dialysis program Maurizio Gallieni (Italy)
*09:35-10:00*	*Discussion*

10:00-11:30

Vascular Access - Session II
Expert opinion on hot topics in vascular access
Moderators: Alexandros Mallios (France), Dimitrios Karnabatidis (Greece)

10:00-10:08	Endo AVF using the WavelinQ™ EndoAVF system: the way ahead in complicated scenarios Panagiotis Kitrou (Greece)
10:09-10:17	Endo AVF using the Ellipsys device: the way ahead in complicated scenarios Alexandros Mallios (France)
10:18-10:26	Dysfunctional autogenous and prosthetic vascular access: surgical options in brief Georgios Georgiadis (Greece)
10:27-10:35	Drug-coated balloons and stent-grafts: where do they achieve their best results? Konstantinos Katsanos (Greece)
10:36-10:44	Intraprocedural doppler ultrasound decision making for the treatment of the dysfunctional vascular access Stavros Spiliopoulos (Greece)
10:45-10:53	Management of the remaining vascular access in transplant patients: “blood flow against cardiac failure” Konstantinos Lambidis (Greece)
10:54-11:02	The best options for low and high flow vascular access induced steal syndrome and limb ischemia Alexandros Mallios (France)
*11:02-11:30*	*Discussion*

11:30-12:00

Coffee Break

12:00-13:00

Vascular Access - Session III
Round table discussion in challenging cases: step by step presentations and questions

Panel Discussion:

Miltos Lazarides (Greece)
Selcuk Baktiroglu (Turkey)
Georgios Georgiadis (Greece)
Dimitrios Kardoulas (Greece)
Alexandros Mallios (France)
Konstantinos Katsanos (Greece)
Nikolaos Liasis (Greece)

12:00-12:08	A complicated autogenous vascular access case treated by a vascular surgeon Dimitrios Staramos (Greece)
12:09-12:17	A complicated prosthetic vascular access case treated by a vascular surgeon Nikolaos Bessias (Greece)
12:18-12:26	A complicated case treated by an interventional radiologist Panagiotis Kitrou (Greece)
12:27-12:35	A complicated case treated by a vascular surgeon Georgios Chatzantonis (Greece)
12:36-12:44	A complicated case treated by a general surgeon Selcuk Baktiroglu (Turkey)
*12:45-13:00*	*Panel discussion*

13:15-14:30

Industry Lunch Session

14:30-18:30

WORKSHOP: Complex Aortic Endovascular Repair in pararenal and thoracoabdominal aneurysms

Moderators:	Miltos Matsagkas (Greece) Christos Klonaris (Greece)
Expert Panel:	Michel Makaroun (USA) Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece) Kyriakos Oikonomou (Germany) Fiona Rohlffs (Germany) Samer Koussayer (Saudi Arabia)

14:30-16:30

Part I: Oral Presentations

14:30-14:35	Welcome and plan of the day - aims Miltos Matsagkas (Greece)
14:36-14:44	Building and growing a successful F/BEVAR program Miltos Matsagkas (Greece)
14:45-14:53	Workstation. Basic measurements George Kouvelos (Greece)
14:54-15:02	Management options for complex aneurysms of the visceral aorta Michel Makaroun (USA)
15:03-15:11	Clinical Outcomes and potential complications of F/BEVAR Christos Klonaris (Greece)
*15:11-15:20*	*Discussion*
15:21-15:29	FEVAR step by step-Clinical Case Example, Tips and Tricks Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)
15:30-15:38	BEVAR step by step - Clinical Case Example, Tips and Tricks Konstantinos Spanos (Greece)
15:39-15:44	Off-the-shelf branched devices currently in the market T-branch (Cook Medical) Konstantinos Spanos (Greece)
15:45-15:50	Off-the-shelf branched devices currently in the market E-nside (Artivion) Miltos Matsagkas (Greece)
15:51-15:56	Off-the-shelf branched devices under investigation Advantages and limitations of the TAMBE device (Gore) Michel Makaroun (USA)
*15:56-16:05*	*Discussion*
16:06-16:14	Parallel grafts. When we need them, basic principles, tips and tricks George Kouvelos (Greece)
16:15-16:23	Iliac branch devices during endovascular complex aortic surgery Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)
*16:23-16:30*	*Discussion*

16:30-16:40

Break

16:40-18:00

Part II: Clinical Cases Presentation & Discussion
Step by step presentation of 4 Cases already treated (Larissa & Athens). Interactive discussion with the participants and the expert panel about the planning and the execution of the procedures

16:40-17:00	FEVAR case Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)
17:00-17:20	BEVAR off-the-shelf case George Kouvelos (Greece)
17:20-17:40	BEVAR custom made case Konstantinos Spanos (Greece)
17:40-18:00	BEVAR case Athanasios Katsargyris (Greece)

18:00-18:30

Part III: Clinical Cases Presentation & Discussion
Presentation and discussion of 3 cases brought by the participants. Registered participants should send/upload their cases in advance. (3 of them will be chosen in terms of best interest, measured and will be discussed)

18:00-18:10	Case 1 Athanasios Katsargyris(Greece)
18:10-18:20	Case 2 George Kouvelos (Greece)
18:20-18:30	Case 3 Konstantinos Spanos (Greece)

HALL III

09.30-10.00

Προφορικές Ανακοινώσεις
Παιδο - Οφθαλμολογία ΙΙ
Προεδρείο: Ν. Βρυώνη, Μ. Μπαντέκα

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