Compression, Endofibrosis and Entrapment in vascular surgery
Saturday 6 December 2025
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & coffee
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome
09:10 - 10:10
Andrew Colley Session: Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome
Moderators: Sigi Nauwelaers (Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk) & Arjan Koppert (AZ Vesalius, Tongeren)
When anatomy turns against you: diagnostic insights into popliteal artery entrapment. – Steven Rogers (University of Manchester) – Online presentation
Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: a pitfall in diagnostics in athletes. – Michael van der Werve (Alrijne Ziekenhuis, Leiderdorp)
Behind the knee: surgical management of PAES. – Gary Maytham (St. George’s Hospital, London)
Panel discussion (15′)
10:10 - 10:30
Coffee break
Exposition (on site): industry, meet the faculty.
10:30 - 11:30
Stephen Strassburg Session: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Moderators: Suresh Yogeswaran (UZA, Antwerpen) & Philip Lerut (AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk)
Talking about Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: is it real? – Kim Daenens (UZ Leuven)
The trans-axillary approach is still the golden standard. – Jens Goeteyn (Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven)
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is the future. – Nora Mayer (Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern)
Panel discussion (15′)
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
Exposition (on site): industry, meet the faculty.
12:00 - 13:10
Kaat Hannes Session: Iliac endofibrosis
Moderators: Lee Bouwman (Zuyderland, Heerlen) & Eveline Claus (UZ Leuven)
When athletes suffer in silence: diagnostic pitfalls in iliac endofibrosis. – Susanne Regus (Universitätsklinikum Regensburg)
From saddle to scalpel: managing iliac endofibrosis in cyclists. – Maarten Loos (Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven)
Beyond the vessel: the role of physical therapy in iliac endofibrosis. – Paul Schreuder (Máxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven)
Panel discussion (15′)
13:10 - 13:30
Duomed Award
– Koen Keirse (President of the Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery (BSVS))
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Exposition (on site): industry, meet the faculty.