Superficial Veins: Recurrent, Recanalized, and Resistant Veins

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US EDT

Location: Grand Ballroom B

Earn 1.5 CME hour(s)

Discuss Patterns of Recurrence, Progression of Venous Disease, Failures of Treatment, Accessory Veins, Difficult Cases and discussion of management. Learners will recognize patterns of recurrence in venous disease after intervention, will also understand natural history of venous disease. They will learn how to avoid complications and technical failures using case-based examples.

Natural history of progression of venous disease
Patterns of recurrence (REVAS)
Accessory saphenous veins associated with REVAS
Perforator veins associated with REVAS
Treatment failures, technical issues leading to early recurrence and how to avoid. (Alejandro Gonzalez)
Cases of recurrent varicose veins after surgery, and Q and A

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to learn the changes of the hemodynamics after varicose vein surgery. .
Upon completion, participants will be able to learn the technique of conventional surgical technique for varicose vein .
Upon completion, participants will be able to learn the technique of endovenous ablation technique for varicose vein.

Program Chair(s)

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Julianne Stoughton, MD, FACS

Vascular Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, United States

Disclosure(s):
The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Moderator(s)

Kenneth Harper, MD, FACS, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS

Allied Health (Nursing) Speaker
Vein Specialists of the South
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Georgia, United States

Disclosure(s): Medtronic: Independent Contractor
Alejandro J. Gonzalez Ochoa, MD

Venous Committee
Sociedad Mexicana Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular, Society Vascular Surgery,
San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico

Disclosure(s): Alfasigma: Consultant/Advisory Board, Research Grant; Servier: Consultant/Advisory Board

Co-Chair(s)

Victor Canata, MD (Prof Dr Fpsp Rvt)

Professor Doctor
Centro Paraguayo De Varices/ Universidad Nacional De Asuncion
Universidad nacional de asuncion facultad de medicina
Riverview, FL, United States

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The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Javier A. Serralde Gallegos, Sr. (he/him/his)

President / Phlebology and Lymphology
Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Coyoacán, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Paul Pittaluga, MD

Surgical Chair
Riviera Veine Institut
Nice Sophia Antipolis University
PARIS, France

Disclosure(s): VENATECH SAS: Board Member/Advisory Panel, Non-remunerative positions of influence (such as officer, board member, trustee or public spokesperson)
Dong-ik Kim, MD, PhD

Professor
Sungkyunkwan Univ. Samsung Medical Center
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea

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The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Ravul Jindal, MS, DNB, FRCS, FIVS

Director Vascular Surgery
Fortis Hospital Mohali
Fortis Hospital Mohali
CHANDIGARH, Chandigarh, India

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The forementioned Program Planner, Faculty, Author, Moderator, or Speaker, has declared for this educational activity, having no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose. or AVLS has reviewed / mitigated there are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.