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, Belgium) & Arjan Koppert (AZ Vesalius, Belgium)
When anatomy turns against you: diagnostic insights into popliteal artery entrapment. – Steven Rogers (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome: a pitfall in diagnostics in athletes. – Michael van der Werve (Alrijne Ziekenhuis, the Netherlands)
Behind the knee: surgical management of PAES. – Gary Maytham (St. George’s Hospital, United Kingdom)
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 (UZ Antwerpen, Belgium) & Philip Lerut (AZ Groeninge, Belgium)
Talking about Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: is it real? – Kim Daenens (UZ Leuven, Belgium)
The trans-axillary approach is still the golden standard. – Jens Goeteyn (Catharina Ziekenhuis, the Netherlands)
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is the future. – Nora Mayer (Luzerner Kantonsspital, Switzerland)
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, the Netherlands) & Eveline Claus (UZ Leuven, Belgium)
When athletes suffer in silence: diagnostic pitfalls in iliac endofibrosis. – Susanne Regus (Germany)
Beyond the vessel: the role of sport physician in iliac endofibrosis. – Paul Schreuder (Máxima Medisch Centrum, the Netherlands)
From saddle to scalpel: managing iliac endofibrosis in cyclists. – Maarten Loos (Máxima Medisch Centrum, the Netherlands)
Panel discussion (15′)
13:10 - 13:30
Duomed Award
Presenter: Koen Keirse (President of the Belgian Society for Vascular Surgery (BSVS))
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Exposition (on site): industry, meet the faculty.