Another Phlebology
4th International Workshop
and
13th Balkan Venous Forum meeting
With the support of UIP
4-5 October 2024
Hotel Mercure Budapest Castle Hill, Budapest, Hungary
New observations and modifications in the field of phlebology
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to Budapest to participate in the 4th International Workshop called Another Phlebology.
This title dates back to times when new methods like ultrasound diagnostics and endovenous interventions were introduced. These techniques made significant changes in our discipline so it has become another phlebology. We stick to this title because the development hasn’t stoped.
We are focusing on new observations and personal modifications than repeating well-known results. We welcome your own ideas, instruments, diagnostic and treatment techniques, tips, experience and surveys in everyday practice. The aim is to encourage you to develop and show us your new or alternative ideas and techniques, not to denigrate them, because there have been too many misjudgements in the history of science. Preliminary reports can also be accepted for presentation. Discussions are important parts of our meetings.
We, the audiance together with each presenter will introduce a new evaluation score system the novelty factor. This will help us to find the best paper which will be awarded by a prize.
Main topics: sclerotherapy, foam sclerotherapy, classic, CHIVA and ablative surgery (laser, radiofrequency, steam, glue, microwave, cryo and any other techniques), aesthetic phlebology, valve issues and solutions, crural ulcer treatment.
Further topics: pathophysiology and diagnostics of venous diseases, thrombosis, post-thrombotic complications and their treatment, catheter techniques, flavonoids, compression and other conservative therapies, venous malformations, lymphoedema, different interventions and varia.
Some special topics of the meeting:
- tips and tricks of US examination
- special problems on SSV
- non lower limb varicosities (hands, face, chest)
- glue closure of perforator veins
- endovenous crossectomy
- foam sclerotherapy issues
- impact of patient factors on varicose vein surgery results
- new results of CHIVA and other conservative surgical techniques
- how can we combine different endovenous methods which blur US pictures
- varicectomy if patent deep axial veins are missing
- special issues in spider vein cases as AV microshunts, pigmentation etc.
- DOAC treatment issues
- LMWH or DOAC or nothing for VTE prophylaxis
- factors facilitating spontaneous varicose vein bleeding
- endovenous interventions on venous malformations
- which sport activities are not recommended for venous patients
- benefits of microwave surgery
- when and how to treat pelvic congestion syndrome
- scientific and/or financial considerations
Experiences of our former meetings: friendly atmosphere, we know each other (or will by the end of the meeting). Colleagues are present who like to teach and learn new ideas. No fear of saying something which is not accepted yet. Many of us are from Hungary or from surrounding countries. Not as expensive as other international meetings.
We welcome both well-known experts and new colleagues from all over the world, in an exchange of scientific practice and clinical experience.
We look forward to seeing you in Budapest, which is a busy city with several faces, so you will find some ways to relax. There are a lot of museums, archeological findings, special Hungarian restaurants, pubs folk music, classic and contemporary concerts, excursions and walking tour possibilities, thermal baths, stunning view from different points of the city, etc.
Usually the Parliament, the Gellert hill, the Castle district, the Opera house and the Rock Hospital are recommended, but you can find several other interesting places.
Some of our former presenters:
P. L. Antigniani (Italy)
D. Borsuk (Russa)
K. Bozkurt (Greece)
L. Chernukha (Ukraine)
T.L. Eaton (USA)
A. Flor (Austria)
A. Frullini (Italy)
A. Giannoukas(Greece)
J-L. Gillet (France)
S. Kaspar (Czech Rep)
M. Kurtoglu (Turkey)
F. Lurie (USA)
R. Mattasi (Italy)
R. Milleret (France)
M. Parikov (Russa)
F. Passariello (Italy)
M. Patel (India)
T. Proebstle (Germany)
A. Puskas (Romania)
Ch. Ragg (Germany)
L. Rassmussen (Denmark)
Z. Rybak (Poland)
S. Padaira (India)
J. Serralde (Mexico)
T. Urbanek (Poland)
Z. Varady (Germany)
F. Vega (Mexico)
P. Zamboni (Italy)
F. Zernovicky (Slovakia)
T. Zubilewicz (Poland)
Local organisers:
G. Menyhei
Zs. Pecsvarady
A. Szabo
Gy. Szolnoky
T. Sandor
I. Rozsos
Prof. Imre Bihari PhD and Prof. Sergio Gianesini PhD
Chairs of the Workshop
Absract deadline 15 June 2024
Please send your email address if you are interested in the meeting.
We welcome to receive the title of your presentation(s) if you have one.
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Further information: www.phlebology.hu





Participation fees
REGISTRATION FEES |
Euro |
No. |
Full registration (after 1 August 2024) |
250 |
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Early registration (before 1 August 2024) |
220 |
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Registration on site |
270 |
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Registration for presenters |
110 |
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Accompanying person |
80 |
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Day ticket |
150 |
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Hands-on workshop registration |
30 |
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Gala dinner |
70 |
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TOTAL |
You can pay in HUF at the daily exchange rate
Account data for Hungarians
Ádám és Bihari Kft. 11701004-20184256-00000000
From abroad please send the fees (total amount) to the following account: ADAM ES BIHARI Ltd.
Address of the firm: 42-44 Nepszinhaz str Budapest, Hungary 1081
IBAN: HU79 1170 1004 2018 4256 0000 0000,
BIC (Swift): OTPVHUHB,
Bank address: OTP Bank, 1011 Budapest, Iskola u. 38-42. Hungary
Write your name (not company) in the REMARKS or NOTICES line.
General information
Conference Venue
Mercure Budapest Castle Hill, Budapest, Krisztina krt. 41-43. 1013
Tel: 00-36-1-488 8100
Mercure Budapest Castle Hill| Comfortable Hotel in Budapest - ALL (accor.com)
Dates:
4-5 October 2024
4 October, Friday 9.00 – 17.30
5 October, Saturday 9.00 – 17.45
Registration Desk is open
4 October, Friday 7.30 – 18.00
5 October, Saturday 8.30 – 18.00
On Site Registration is available.
Hands-on course
US examination of deep and perforating veins.
Friday 4 October 8.00 – 9.00
Not included in the registration fee
Congress Dinner
Hungarian Evening: Friday 4 October, 19.00 – 22. 00
Location: Mercure Budapest Castle Hill restaurant
Not included in the registration fee.
Congress Language
The official language of the conference is English.
Liability and Insurance
Neither the Organisers nor the Conference Secretariat will assume any responsibility whatsoever for damage or injury to persons or property during the Conference.
Participants are recommended to arrange their personal travel and health insurance.
Changes
The Organisers reserve the right to adjust or change the programme as necessary
Scientific Program of the 4th Another Phlebology Congress
Budapest, Hungary
4-5 October, 2024
04.10.2024 |
Friday |
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8.00 - 9.00 | Hands-on workshop. Attila Puskas (Romania): US examination of deep and perforating veins. (Separate registration required) | |
Opening ceremony. Keynote lectures (Chair: A Nicolaides, I Bihari) | ||
9.00 - 9.20 | 1.1 | Welcome. What is Novelty Factor? Imre Bihari (Hungary) |
9.20 - 9.40 | 1.2 | Highlights and Controversies in the 2024 International Guidelines on VTE. Andrew Nicolaides (Cyprus) |
9.40 - 10.00 | 1.3 | Venous Guidelines of the AVF. Peter Gloviczki (USA) |
Pathophysiology. US diagnosis (Chair: P Gloviczki, A Giannoukas) | ||
10.00 - 10.12 | 2. 1 | Venous Circulation in the Space. Monika Gloviczki (USA) |
10.12 . 10.24 | 2.2 | Duplex Immediately Following Thermal Truncal Ablation Should Not Be Performed. Lowell Kabnick (USA) |
10.24 - 10.36 | 2.3 | Intermingling of Hemodynamic and Cell Pathology Components in the Pathomechanism of the Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Disease. György Nádasy (Hungary) |
10.36 - 10.48 | 2.4 | The Story of the Unforgiving Vein - or How toTreat the Popliteal Fossa Perforating Vein. Frantisek Zernovicky (Slovakia) |
10.48 - 11.00 | 2.5 | Popliteal Vein Entrapment Syndrome: Report of Three Recent Cases with our Institutional Experience. Yohei Yamamoto (Japan) |
11.00 - 11.12 | 2.6 | What Flows Within the Solidified Glue? Imre Bihari (Hungary) |
11.12 - 11. 15 | Discussion | |
11.15 - 11.40 | Coffee break | |
Surgical and endovenous interventions on varicose veins (Chair: F Zernoviczki, G Menyhei) | ||
11.40 - 11.52 | 3.1 | New Superficial Devices for Truncal Ablation Undergoing Trials. Lowell Kabnick et al (USA) |
11.52 - 12.04 | 3.2 | Are All Lasers And FA Devices Equivalent? Review Of The Literature. Alvaro Orrego (Chile) |
12.04 - 12.16 | 3.3 | Treating Varicose Veins with Conservative Surgical Techniques: Insights from Our Practice. Luminita Vescu (Moldova) |
12.16 - 12.28 | 3.4 | Concomitant Mini Phlebectomy vs. Staged with Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA). Mohamed Mahmud (Bosnia - Herzegovina) |
12.28 - 12.40 | 3.5 | Open Redo Groin Surgery is Still a Valid Option for Groin Recurrence Following Endovenous Ablations. Olle Nelzén (Sweden) |
12.40 - 12.52 | 3.6 | 15 Year Experience in Laser Crossectomy. Imre Bihari (Hungary) |
12.52 - 13.00 | Discussion | |
Lunch break | ||
VTE prevention and treatment (Chair: M Gloviczki, O Nelzen) | ||
14.00 - 14.12 | 4.1 | Management of High-risk Superficial Vein Thrombosis. Athanasios Gianoukas (Greece) |
14.12 - 14.24 | 4.2 | How Vascular Ultrasound can Help the Prevention or Effective Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism? Zsolt Pécsvárady (Hungary) |
14.24 - 14.36 | 4.3 | Thromboprophylaxis after endovenous procedures: a survey in Hungary. Gabor Menyhei (Hungary) |
14.36 - 14.48 | 4.4 | Mini-invasive technologies (EVLT, RFA, Ultrasound-Guided sclerotherapy) in the treatment of patients with superficial vein thrombosis on the background оf varicose veins. Sergei Shuchkin (Ukraine) |
14.48 - 14.50 | Discussion | |
Servier symposium | ||
14.50 - 15.05 | Conservative therapy of CVD in the aspect of new RWE study and survey data. Zsolt Pécsvárady (Hungary) | |
Postthrombotic syndrome and crural ulcer (Chair: Zs Pécsvárady, R Varghese) | ||
15.10 - 15.22 | 5.1 | Left ovarian vein transposition as a simplified surgical approach for the treatment of nutcracker syndrome. Vladimir Kovacs (Slovakia) |
15.22 - 15.36 | 5.2 | How to manage Nut-cracker Syndrome? Nadjib Bouayed (Algeria) |
15.36 - 15.48 | 5.3 | Removal of Spontaneous Palma-arch. Imre Bihari (Hungary) |
15.48 - 16.00 | 5.4 | EVLA in patients with venous ulcers. Sergei Karniyevich (Belorus) |
16.00 - 16.12 | 5.5 | Static Foot Disorders and Atypical Venous Ulcers in the leg. Roy Varghese (India) |
16.12 - 16.24 | 5.6 | Role of medical honey in medicine. Tanja Rucigaj (Slovenija) |
16.24 - 16.36 | 5.7 | Treatment of venous ulcers. Hakan Uncu (Turkey) |
16.36 - 16.48 | 5.8 | "Just a Quick Wound Treatment"- Leg Ulcer Based on Massive Lymphoedema Tamás Tóth (Hungary) |
19.00 - 22.00 | Gala Dinner (Separate registration required) | |
05.10.2024 |
Saturday |
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Keynote lecture (Chair: I Bihari) | ||
8.30 - 9.00 | 6.1 | New results in lower limb haemodynamics. Sergio Gianesini (Italy) |
Conservative treatment (Chair: S Gianesini, I. Rozsos) | ||
9.00 - 9.12 | 7.1 | Multimodality of Sulodexide. Gyozo Szolnoky, Alejandro Gonzalez-Ochoa (Hungary, Mexico) |
9.12 - 9.24 | 7.2 | Watch the heart in lymphedema: it varies under compression. Gyozo Szolnoky (Hungary) |
9.24 - 9.36 | 7.3 | Enhancing Wound Healing: Evaluating the Efficacy of Combined Physical Therapies. Zbigniew Rybak (Poland) |
9.36 - 9.48 | 7.4 | The impact of inflammatory markers and obesity in chronic venous disease. May it be inflammation and obesity management a new target in improving treatment outcomes. Sergiu-Ciprian Matei (Romania) |
9.48 - 10.00 | 7.5 | How To Breathe During Strengthening Physical Exercises - Functioning Of The Terminal Valve of the Saphenofemoral Junction During Normal Breathing, Valsalva Maneuvre And Ujjayi Breath Marian Simka (Poland) |
Poster session (6 min presentation followed by 2 min discussion) (Chair: M Simka, H Unku) | ||
10.00 - 10.08 | 8.1 | Cerebral venous thrombosis. Nadjib Bouayed (Algeria) |
10.08- 10.16 | 8.2 | Persistent sciatic vein in a patient with an episode of pulmonary embolism. Oksana Riabinska (Ukraine) |
10.16 - 10.24 | 8.3 | Truncal varicosity in the shape of “S”: diagnosis and therapeutic options. Attila Puskas (Romania) |
10.24 - 10.32 | 8.4 | Treatment of venous ulcers with foam sclerotherapy. Anel Okic (Bosnia - Hercegovina) |
10.32 - 10.40 | 8.5 | Using a Totally Implantable Venous Access Device in the Presence of Pre-existing Internal Jugular Vein. Dimitar Andronov (Bulgaria) |
10.40 - 10.48 | 8.6 | Knee Phleboarthrosis Patients’ Quality of Life. Ernest Shcheglov (Russia) |
10.48 - 10.56 | 8.7 | Innovative Combined Approach in Endovenous Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Limbs. Nasrat M. Shah (Bulgaria) |
10.56 - 11.04 | 8.8 | Therapeutically management of an obese patient diagnosed with venous leg ulcer, the story of a quick healing – A case report. Sergiu-Ciprian Matei (Romania) |
11.04 - 11.12 | 8.9 | Features of the clinical course and treatment of relapse of varicose veins caused by reflux along the accessory small saphenous vein. Umarov F.R. (Uzbekistan) |
11.12 - 11.20 | 8.10 | An Open-Label First In Man Usability And Safety Investigation With An Intravenous Injection Technique To Deploy Tumescence During Laserablation Of The Great Saphenous Vein. Michael Akesson (Sweden) |
11.20 - 11.50 | Coffee break | |
Aesthetic phlebology (Chair: Gy Szolnoky, T Rucigaj ) | ||
11.50 - 12.02 | 9.1 | Unwanted Veins of the Forearm and the Hand: Treatment Options. Alexander Flor (Austria) |
12.02 - 12.14 | 9.2 | Aesthetic aspects of sclerotherapy, with a special reference to hyperpigmentation. Éva Szabó (Hungary) |
12.14 - 12.26 | 9.3 | Decreasing skin inflammation after venous treatments through the use of Broad Band IPL. Alvaro Orrego (Chile) |
12.26 - 12.38 | 9.4 | Treatment of Periorbital Veins with Long-Pulse Nd:YAG laser. Rolandas Dagilaitis (Lithuania) |
12.38 - 12.40 | 9.5 | Treatment of reticular and spider veins. Alexander Flor (Austria) |
12.40 - 13.40 | Lunch break | |
Balkan Venous Forum Session (Chair: A Flor, A Puskas ) | ||
13.40 - 13.52 | 10.1 | The role of great saphenous vein diameter on endovenous thermal ablation outcomes. Christos Karathanos (Greece) |
13.52 - 14.04 | 10.2 | The role of swab in detecting infection of chronic wounds. Tanja Planinsek Rucigaj (Slovenija) |
14.04 - 14.16 | 10.3 | Innovative Combined Approach in Endovenous Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Limbs. Nasratullah Mobarakshah (Bulgaria) |
14.16 - 14.28 | 10.4 | Perforator vein glue treatment with no immune response. Imre Bihari (Hungary) |
14.28 - 14.40 | 10.5 | Spontaneous iliac vein rupture. Petrika Gjergo (Albania) |
Endothermal methods (Chair: L Kabnick, S Shuchkin) | ||
14.40 - 14.52 | 11.1 | Is Compression Necessary Post Thermal Ablation of Truncal Veins. Lowell Kabnick (USA) |
14.52 - 15.04 | 11.2 | Microvawe surgery for varicose veins. Istvan Rozsos (Hungary) |
15.04 - 15.12 | 11.3 | The Role of Perforating Vein Intervention in Enhancing Efficacy of Stripping and Endovenous Laser Ablation for Lower Limb Venous Insufficiency: A Clinical Investigation. Hasib Mujić (Bosnia - Herzegovina) |
15.12 - 15.24 | 11.4 | EVLA with or without Miniphlebectomy? Algorithm or Art? Olga Pozniakova (Belorus) |
15.24 - 15.36 | 11.5 | Cryo and HIFU Cavitation (René Milleret, France) |
Liquid and foam sclerotherapy (Chair: E Szabo, Z Rybak) | ||
15.36 - 15.48 | 12.1 | Vulvar Varicose Veins - State of the Art. Frantisek Zernovicky (Slovakia) |
15.48 - 16.00 | 12.2 | Different Natures of Polidocanol Foam. Alvaro Orrego (Chile) |
16.00 - 16.12 | 12.3 | Early Results of the Treatment for Saphenous Incompetence Using “Sandwich” Application of Cyanoacrylate Glue Together with Foam Sclerotherapy. Marian Simka (Poland) |
16.12 - 16.20 | Discussion | |
16.20 - 16.35 | Closing remarks and awarding prizes (Another Phlebology Prize, v-WIN Prize) (Chair: S Gianesini, I Bihari) | |
Oral presentations are 8 min long followed by 4 min discussion | ||
Poster presentations are oral, 6 min long followed by 2 min discussion | ||
The Organisers reserve the right to adjust or change the programme as necessary. |
Another Phlebology Award 2024
All presentations are included in the evaluation of the Another Phlebology Award (500 Euro), regardless of the age and status of the author(s). This will be presented at the end of the meeting.
This award was first given at our 3rd meeting in 2019, and the winner was René Milleret.
In the evaluation, how new the information is plays an important role. For a more precise judgement we are introducing what we call the Novelty Factor:
The Novelty Factor is a new evaluation possibility from one point of view, tries to assess how innovative the topic of the presentation is. Has it already been published in other conferences, or in a journal? Does it bring a change in everyday practice? Is it suitable for a colleague to try when they get home?
Does the modification reported here cause a minor or major change in the diagnostic or therapeutic results? Or a new starting point for further research?
In the evaluation process, both the presenter and the audience will participate.
Abstract Submission Instructions
Dear colleague you are encouraged to submit an abstract of original research paper for oral or poster presentation. If you deal with venous diseases, have personal observations, innovations, studies, experience, or special cases then the 4th Another Phlebology workshop has been arranged just for you.
We prefer works which are original and were not presented at any other meetings or not widely accepted.
We require abstracts for all presentations including invited speakers and symposium programs.
There is no limit on the number of abstracts an individual may submit.
We ask the following structure of the abstract:
- Background
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
The text body should be between 400 and 500 words
This can contain tables, figures and references.
Every abstract will be published in English in the Hungarian Journal of Vascular Diseases.
All presentations are included in the evaluation of the Another Phlebology Award (500 Euro), regardless of the age and degree of the author(s). This will be handed over at the end of the meeting.
Please, send your abstract to the following email address: Ez az e-mail-cím a szpemrobotok elleni védelem alatt áll. Megtekintéséhez engedélyeznie kell a JavaScript használatát.
Deadline: 15 June 2024