Venous Ulcers

Section 1: Chronic venous insufficiency - basic considerations 1. Pathophysiology of chronic venous disease: genetic, molecular and biochemical mechanisms2. Venous hemodynamics and microcirculation in chronic venous insufficiency3. Venous ulcers of the lower extremity: etiology, risks and predictive factors4. Venous ulcers of the lower extremity: epidemiology and socio-economic burden Section 2: Clinical evaluation and diagnostic modalities5. Initial clinical evaluation in patients with chronic venous insufficiency6. Ultrasound evaluation of lower extremity chronic venous disease7. The diagnosis of major venous outflow obstruction in chronic venous insufficiency8. Hypercoagulable states associated with chronic venous insufficiency9. The chronically swollen leg with ulcers - finding the cause: theory and practice10. Lower extremity wounds associated with mixed venous and arterial insufficiency and relevant differential diagnosis11. Assessment tools and wound documentation for patients with chronic venous insufficiency Section 3: Non-operative management of chronic venous insufficiency and wound care12. Compression therapy in venous leg ulcers13. Wound healing: adjuvant therapy and treatment adherence14. Negative pressure wound healing for venous ulcers15. Medical therapies for chronic venous insufficiency16. Treatment modalities for the management of nonhealing wounds in patients with chronic venous insufficiency17. Deep vein thrombosis and prevention of postthrombotic syndrome18. Improving treatment outcomes - management of coexisting comorbidities in patients with venous ulcers19. Emerging modalities in local treatment of venous ulcers: advanced dressings, bioengineering, and biologics Section 4: Operative and endovascular procedures for chronic venous insufficiency20. Benefits of superficial venous intervention (surgery or endovenous ablation) in the treatment of venous leg ulceration21. Superficial surgery and perforator interruption in the treatment of venous leg ulcers22. Endovascular techniques for superficial vein ablation in treatment of venous ulcers23. Treatment of chronic venous insufficiency with foam sclerotherapy24. Ultrasound guidance for endovenous treatment25. Iliac vein stenting in venous leg ulcers26. Venous valve reconstructions in patients with severe chronic venous insufficiency Section 5: Special considerations27. Treatment of recalcitrant venous ulcers with free tissue transfer for limb salvage28. Management of venous ulcers in patients with congenital vascular malformations29. Lymphatic disorders in pathogenesis of chronic venous insufficiency