27th Annual Meeting
September 22-25, 2012
Stein Eriksen Lodge
Park City, Utah
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
8:00 a.m. SCIENTIFIC SESSION I
Presiding: William J. Quinones-Baldrich, MD
Mathew Eagleton, MD and Daniel Clair, MD
From: Division of Vascular Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Auckland City Hospital,
Auckland, New Zealand, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catà lica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, St. George's Institute, London, United Kingdom, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, IN and
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Discussant: Timothy A. M. Chuter, San Francisco, CA
From: Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA and
Univeristy of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
From: Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Discussant: Stephen Cheng, MD, Hong Kong, China
Brandon Tyler Garland, Elina Quiroga, Benjamin Starnes, MD,Thomas Hatsukami and Nam T. Tran
From: Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
and Rodney A. White, MD
From: Department of Surgery / Division Vascular Surgery, Harbor/UCLA, Torrance, CA
Discussant: Linda M. Reilly, MD, San Francisco, CA
From: Vascular Surgery, McMaster University Medical Center, Hamilton, ON, Canada and
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. COFFEE BREAK WITH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITORS
9:45 – 11:00 am. PRESIDENT’S SYMPOSIUM ON AORTIC PATHOLOGY
Management of Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Pathology: Present and Future
Roy K. Greenberg, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Dept. of Vascular Surgery
Cleveland, OH
Hazim J. Safi, MD
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute
Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
From: Vascular Surgery, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA
Discussant: Scott S. Berman, MD, Tucson, AZ
From: Department of Vascular Surgery, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Karthik Kasirajan, MD and Stephen Murray, MD
From: NMTC, Walnut Creek, CA and Providence Hospital, Spokane, WA
Discussant: Timothy K. Liem, Portland, OR
Brian G. DeRubertis, MD, Wesley Lew, MD, Sinan Jabori, Andy Barleban, MD, Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD
and Peter F. Lawrence, MD
From: Division of Vascular Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine,Los Angeles, CA
12:05 p.m. Q & A Discussion
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM
“RADIATION SAFETY AND NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGY”
Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD
New Imaging Technology and its effect on Radiation Safety
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
7:30 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WITH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITORS
8:00 a.m. SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Presiding: Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD
Luke X. Zhan, MD, PhD, Magdiel Trinidad-Hernandez, MD, David G. Armstrong, MD, PhD, DPM and
Joseph L. Mills, Sr., MD
From: Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Discussant: Gregory J. Landry, MD, Portland, OR
Jason T. Lee, MD, Venita Chandra, MD, Timothy McAdams, MD and Cornelius Olcott, IV, MD
From: Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center,Palo Alto, CA
Sarah Wartman, MD, Gabriel Herscu, MD, Karen Woo, MD, Michael Morell, Vahagn Nikolian,
Miguel Manzur and Fred Weaver, MD
From: Keck Medical Center of USC, Los Angeles, CA
Discussant: Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, Los Angeles, CA
Sam S. Ahn, MD, Monica J. Uceda, MD, Kenneth R. Kollmeyer, MD, Craig A. Ferrara, DO and
Pablo V. Uceda, MD
From: DFW Vascular Group, Dallas, TX
8:50 a.m. 15. Clinical Consequence of Bare Metal Stent and Stent Graft Failure in Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease
Shant M. Vartanian, Paul J. Johnston, Joy P. Walker, Sara J. Runge, Jade S. Hiramoto, MD, Linda M. Reilly, MD, Charles M. Eichler, MD, and Michael S. Conte, MDFrom: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,Colorado Permanente Medical Group, Denver, CO
Discussant: Daniel M. Ihnat, MD, Salt Lake City, UT
9:05 a.m. 16. Surgical Treatment of Lower Extremity Venous Aneurysms
Grant T. Fankhauser, MD, William M. Stone, MD, Richard J. Fowl, MD, Manju Kalra, MBBS, Peter Gloviczki, MD, W. Andrew Oldenburg, MD and Samuel R. Money, MD
From: Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. COFFEE BREAK WITH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITORS
Elsie Gyang, MD, MSc, Mohamed Zayed, MD, PhD, E. John Harris, MD, Jason Lee, MD,
Ronald Dalman, MD and Matthew Mell, MD, MS
From: Vascular Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Discussant: Mark Sarfarti, MD, Salt Lake City, UT
10:00 a.m. 18. The Efficacy of a Shortened Duration of Propanolol Therapy in the Treatment of Infantile Hemangioma
Jason Q. Alexander, MD, Stephen Nelson, MD, Anna C. Griffin
From: Vascular Specialists of Minnesota, Minneapolis Heart Institute,Minneapolis Children's Hospital and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Samuel L. Chen, MD, Thangavijayan Bosemani, MD, Sumudu Dissayanake, MD, Mayil S. Krishnam, MD, John S. Lane, III, MD and Roy M. Fujitani, MD
From: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Division of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Imaging University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA
Discussant: Mark H. Meissner, MD, Seattle, WA
Roy M. Fujitani, MD, Samuel L. Chen, MD, John S. Lane, III, MD and Mayil S. Krishnam, MD
From: Division of Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA and School of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Imaging, Orange, CA
10:35 a.m. 21. Segmental Thermal Ablation of the Small Saphenous Vein (ssv) Using an Endovenous Heat Induced Thrombus (ehit) Classification System and Treatment Algorithm
Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD, Peter F. Lawrence, MD, Michael Harlander-Locke, BS, Brian G. DeRubertis, MD, David A. Rigberg, MD, Hugh A.Gelabert, MD and Steven A. Farley, MD
From: Vascular Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA and University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Discussant: Kathleen D. Gibson, MD, Bellevue, WA
10:50 a.m. Q & A Discussion
11:00 a.m. WVS BUSINESS MEETING
12:00 n – 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON SYMPOSIUM
“ADVANCES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VENOUS DISEASE”
Peter F. Lawrence, MD
12:00 Noon Introduction:
Peter F. Lawrence, MD
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine - UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
12:05 p.m. Ablation of Superficial and Perforating Veins
David A. Rigberg, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine - UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
12:20 p.m. Role and Complications of Sclerotherapy: Foam vs. Liquid
Elna M. Masuda, MD
Straub Clinic and Hospital
Vascular Surgery
Honolulu, HI
12:35 p.m. Venous Stenting for Chronic Venous Disease
Mark H. Meissner, MD
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
12:50 p.m. Setting Up a Venous Center
Kathleen D. Gibson, MD
Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons
Bellevue, WA
1:05 p.m. Billing Issues Related to Venous Procedures
E. John Harris, Jr., MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
1:20 p.m. Discussion
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
7:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BRAKFAST WITH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITORS
7:30 a.m. SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Presiding: Benjamin W. Starnes, MD
Daniel Kopac, MD FRCSC and Joel Gagnon, MD FRCSC
From: Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Discussant: Benjamin W. Starnes, MD, Seattle, WA
Danielle E. Cafasso, Stacey Wolfe, Tony Katras, Dwight Kellicut and Scott Golarz
From: Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
Sponsored by: Peter A. Schneider, MD, Honolulu, HI
7:55 a.m.§24.
Compliance with Long-term Surveillance Recommendations Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair or Type B Aortic Dissection
Marcus R. Kret, MD, Amir F. Azarbal, MD, Erica L. Mitchell, MD, Timothy K. Liem, MD,
Gregory J. Landry, MD and Gregory L. Moneta, MD
From: Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Discussant: Carlos E. Donayre, MD, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
8:10 a.m. 25.
Creation of a Cross-pubic Venous Bypass in a Seven Year Old for Venous Claudication
Edward Kang, Jason Q. Alexander, MD
From: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
8:20 a.m. §26.
Current Trends in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and the Impact of Trainees
Marlin Wayne Causey, MD, Thomas Curry, Reagan Quan, Charles Andersen and Niten Singh
From: Surgery Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA
Discussant: Erica L. Mitchell, MD, Portland, OR
8:35 a.m. 27.
Emboli Arising from Mural Thrombus on Dacron Grafts after Open Repair of Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury
Sharon Shiraga, MD and William Pevec, MD
From: Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
8:45 -9:15 a.m. COFFEE BREAK WITH EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITORS
9:15 a.m. §28.
Aortic Diameter Varies in Trauma Patients, a Function of Hemodynamic Status
Venita Chandra, MD, Joshua I. Greenberg, MD, Paul Maggio, MD, Matthew W. Mell, MD and Jason T. Lee, MD
From: Vascular Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA
Discussant: Nam T. Tran, MD, Seattle, WA
9:30 a.m. §29.
Midterm Outcome of Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: What Happened to Patients That Survive?
Gabriel Wallace, Elina Quiroga, Benjamin Starnes, Thomas Hatsukami and Nam T. Tran
From: Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Discussant: Steven W. Merrell, MD, Salt Lake City, UT
9:45 a.m. 30.
Ten-year Results of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) from a Large Multicenter Registry
Robert Chang, MD, Philip Goodney, MD, Lue-Yen Tucker, Steven Okuhn, MD, Hong Hua, MD, Ann
Rhoades, RN, Nayan Sivamurthy, MD, Bradley Hill, MD
From: Vascular Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, South San Francisco, CA, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Division of Research, The Permanente Medical Group, Oakland, CA, The Permanente Medical Group, San Francisco, CA, Kaiser Permanente,Oakland, CA, and The Permanente Medical Group, Santa Clara, CA
Discussant: Fred A. Weaver, MD, Los Angeles, CA
10:00 a.m. 31.
Intra-Procedural and Post-Procedural Transarterial Sac Embolizationfor Type 2 Endoleak
William Quinones-Baldrich, MD, Wesley Lew, MD and Andrew Barleben, MD MPH
From: Vascular Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
10:10 a.m. 32.
Failure to Prevent Aneurysm Rupture Despite Early Diagnosis
Matthew W. Mell, MD, Mark A. Hlatky, MD, Jacqueline B. Shreibati, MD and Laurence Baker, Ph.D.
From: Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
10:20 a.m. 33.
Multi-branched Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Broadly Applicable or Niche Technique?
Warren J. Gasper, MD, Linda M. Reilly, MD, Joseph H. Rapp, MD, S.Marlene Grenon, MD, Jade S.
Hiramoto, MD, Julia D. Sobel, BS and Timothy A. M. Chuter, MD
From: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Discussant: Jerry Chu-Lih Chen, MD, Vancouver, BC, Canada