2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 18 - Saturday, November 22, 2025

VEITHsymposium
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
SESSION 12: PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF AORTIC AND AORTOILIAC OCCLUSIVE DISEASE (AIOD)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: TBD
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
HYPOGASTRIC REVASCULARIZATION
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM
New Developments In The Treatment Of External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis In Committed Cyclists: Pathogenesis And Why There Is No Role For Endovascular Therapy

Presenter(s): Margaret Tracci, MD, JD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:36 AM - 10:41 AM
Can Mesh Covered Stents Replace Stent-Grafts For The Treatment Of Complex Iliac Occlusive Lesions: Which Device; Advantages And Disadvantages; Results

Presenter(s): Piotr Myrcha, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:42 AM - 10:47 AM
Chronic Flush Juxtarenal Aortic Occlusions Endovascularly With Safety: How To Do It And What Is The Role Of Lysis; Is There Ever A Need For Open Surgery

Presenter(s): David J. Minion, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:48 AM - 10:53 AM
The VORTEC Technique To Eliminate The Need For Aortic Circumferential Dissection, Clamping And Suturing In An Aortofemoral Bypass: What Is It And How To Do It: Why It Is Especially Valuable For Heavily Calcified And Scarred Aortas

Presenter(s): Mario L. Lachat, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

10:54 AM - 10:59 AM
Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL - Shockwave-J&J) Improves The Endovascular Treatment Of Aortoiliac Lesions: Indications, New Technology (L6 And E8 IVL Catheters) And Technical Tips For Use

Presenter(s): Daniel G. Clair, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
New Large Balloon Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter L6 (Shockwave-J&J) Facilitates The Treatment Of Isolated Aortic Lesions And Reduces The Need For Stents And Covered Stents

Presenter(s): Maria A. Ruffino, MD, EBIR, FCIRSE  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:06 AM - 11:12 AM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:12 AM - 11:17 AM
For Aorto-Iliac Occlusive Disease (AIOD): A Unibody Stent-Graft (AFX From Endologix) Offers Durable Outcomes Comparable To Traditional Aortobifemoral Bypass Or Stents (Bare Or Covered)

Presenter(s): Todd R. Vogel, MD, MPH  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

COVERED ENDOVASCULAR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AORTIC BIFURCATION (CERAB) PROCEDURE
11:18 AM - 11:23 AM
New Developments In CERAB (Covered Endovascular Reconstruction Of The Aortic Bifurcation): Long-Term Results, Advantages And Limitations: When Is It Optimal Treatment And When Is It Not: When Is Open Surgery Best

Presenter(s): Michel Reijnen, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:24 AM - 11:29 AM
Redo AIOD Interventions After Failed Stenting Or Aorto-Bifem Procedures: How To Recanalize Native Vessels And Salvage With A CERAB Procedure

Presenter(s): Christopher J. Smolock, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
Radiation Free CERAB Procedures Are Possible Using FORS Technology (Philips) With Its 3-D Hub: How Is It Done And Technical Tips: Clinical Experience To Date

Presenter(s): Barend M.E. Mees, MD, PhD, FEBVS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

NEW METHODS TO PRESERVE HYPOGASTRIC FLOW
11:36 AM - 11:41 AM
How Can The VORTEC Technique Be Used To Simplify Hypogastric Revascularization With Open Repair Of Difficult Iliac Aneurysms: How To Do It

Presenter(s): Zoran Rancic, MD, PhD, EMBA HSG  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:42 AM - 11:47 AM
Covered Endovascular Reconstruction Of The Iliac Bifurcation (CERIB) For Treatment Of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease With Hypogastric Preservation: How To Do It: Advantages And Results

Presenter(s): Joshua D. Adams, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:48 AM - 11:53 AM
Real-World Evaluation Of The Covered Endovascular Revascularization Of The Aortic Bifurcation (CERAB) Technique For Treating Complex AIOD: Indications, Advantages, Limitations And Stent-Graft Choice

Presenter(s): Jean Bismuth, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

11:54 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break - Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
Visit the Exhibits And Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor