Annual Meetings

Annual Meeting 2022

Faculty Club Leuven

Presentations

Session 1: Thrombosis

10:00 Treatment of acute DVT

10:20 DVT and cancer

10:40 Mechanical/pharmomechanical thrombectomy for acute DVT

11:00 Current treatment of superficial vein thrombosis

11:20 Venous valves: The next frontier

11:40 Debate: pro/contra

Iliofemoral DVT should be treated conservatively

Iliofemoral DVT should be treated with thrombolysis/mechanical thrombectomy

Session 2: Superficial Venous Disease

13:20 Foam sclerotherapy: Indications and limitations

13:40 Thermal versus non-thermal ablation for saphenous vein insufficiency: Best treatment option

14:00 Remaining indications for surgery in the treatment of superficial venous
insufficiency

14:20 Simultaneous or staged varicose vein treatment after saphenous ablation

Session 3: Vascular malformations and workshops

15:00 Pathophysiology and classification of vascular malformations

15:15 Diagnostics and minimal invasive treatment options for vascular malformations

15:30 Medical and surgical treatment of vascular malformations

Session 4: Abstract sessions

08:30 A prospective multicentre randomized clinical trial comparing endovenous laser ablation, using a 1470 nm diode laser in combination with a Tulip-TipTM fiber versus radiofrequency (Closure FAST™ VNUS®), in the treatment of primary varicose veins

08:45 The epidemiology and risk factors of chronic venous disease and superficial vein reflux in a general population in The Netherlands – results from the Rotterdam Study

09:00 Management of chronic venous disease in general practice: a cross-sectional study of first line care in Belgium

09:15 Effectiveness of manual lymph drainage, in addition to decongestive lymphatic therapy, for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (EFforT-BCRL trial)

Session 5: Lipedema/Lymphedema

10:50 Pathophysiology and genetics in lipedema

11:10 How to treat lipedema? The European Consensus

11:30 Multidisciplinary approach of a patient with lymphedema

11:50 Wound care and cellulitis in lymphedema

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