Annual Scientific Meeting

Schedule for 2024

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4th July 2024 - 6th July 2024

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Note: All indicated times are CET.

Main Programme (Small Animal, Large Animal)

Thursday, 4th July

15:00 - 16:30

Registration

Opening Session

Room: Auditorium 1

Chair: Olivier Lepage

16:30 - 17:30

Robotic Lung Transplantation

Speaker(s): Alberto Jauregui Abularach

20:00 - 23:00

Welcome Reception

Friday, 5th July

Resident Session

13:30 - 14:00

Information session for Residents and Supervisors: Credentials, Grants, Exam

Speaker(s): Simona Vincenti, Mélanie Perrier

Shaping the future

Chair: Vicky Lipscomb

14:30 - 15:00

Giving and receiving feedback

Speaker(s): Clive Elwood

15:00 - 15:30

Leading a team through challenging days in the clinic

Speaker(s): Clive Elwood

15:30 - 16:00

Stress and mental health in veterinary clinics

Speaker(s): Carolyne Crowe

16:00 - 16:15

Discussion

16:15 - 16:45

Coffee break

Business Meeting

Chair: Olivier Lepage

18:10 - 19:30

ECVS Annual Business Meeting

Residents' Talk and Discussion

18:10 - 19:30

Practical tips for maximising your residency experience and wellbeing

Speaker(s): Carolyne Crowe, Clive Elwood

Saturday, 6th July

13:00 - 14:00

Publishing in Veterinary Surgery: updates and tips

Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon

Closing Session

Room: Auditorium 1

Chair: Barbara M. Kirby

17:45 - 19:00

Closing session

Small Animal Stream 1

Thursday, 4th July

Exam Session

13:00 - 13:45

ECVS Exam - What to expect

Speaker(s): Donald Yool, Andrea Bischofberger

13:45 - 14:15

ECVS Exam - Small Animals

Speaker(s): Donald Yool

Resident Forum - Orthopaedic

Chair: Sebastian Knell

17:45 - 18:00

Comparison of different plate constructs in a femoral gap fracture model: An “In-silico” biomechanical study.

Speaker(s): C. Ivan Serra Aguado

18:00 - 18:15

Evaluation for radiographic changes in the proximal femur following stabilisation of diaphyseal fractures using angle-stable interlocking nails in skeletally immature canine patients

Speaker(s): Lauren Meneghetti

18:15 - 18:30

Complications and medium-term outcome of appendicular fracture fixation with the SOP Low Profile Plate; a retrospective study of 30 fractures.

Speaker(s): David Rhys Treharne

18:30 - 18:45

Retrospective evaluation of tibial fracture stabilization using Minimally Invasive Elastic Plate Osteosynthesis in 42 juvenile dogs.

Speaker(s): Stephanie J Meilleur

18:45 - 19:00

Medium-term outcomes of hybrid total hip replacement in cats

Speaker(s): Daniel Lomas

19:00 - 19:15

Biomechanical evaluation and comparison of the force required to cause medial patellar luxation following trochleoplasty with and without parasagittal patellectomy in feline cadavers

Speaker(s): Bruno Santos

19:15 - 19:30

Feasibility and risk of all-inside arthroscopic meniscal repair for canine medial meniscal defects – a cadaveric study

Speaker(s): David Michalik

19:30 - 19:45

The effect of advancement rate on the mechanical properties of the cortical hinge when performing TTA-Rapid. An in-vitro study.

Speaker(s): Christos Yiapanis

19:45 - 20:00

An in-silico comparison of a novel CORA-based cranial closing wedge ostectomy methodology with three previously described techniques.

Speaker(s): William Petchell

20:00 - 20:15

The effects of foraminotomy and distraction-stabilization on the volume of the lumbosacral neuroforamen throughout spinal motion.

Speaker(s): Raphael Arz

Friday, 5th July

Total Hip Arthroplasty 1

Chair: Elvin Kulendra

08:30 - 09:00

THR - new revision strategies for periprosthetic fractures

Speaker(s): Juan Marti

09:00 - 09:30

THR – new revision strategies for osteointegrated implants

Speaker(s): Nicolas Barthelemy

09:30 - 10:00

THR – new revision strategies for luxations

Speaker(s): Jonathan Pink

10:00 - 10:15

Discussion

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

Total Hip Arthroplasty 2

Chair: Andrew Craig

10:45 - 11:15

Update on feline THR

Speaker(s): Nicolas Barthelemy

11:15 - 11:45

What is the evidence for THR in cats?

Speaker(s): Eva Schnabl-Feichter

11:45 - 12:15

New Developments with Kyon THR

Speaker(s): Andy Moores

12:15 - 12:45

Biometrics - choosing the right stem for every situation

Speaker(s): Juan Marti

12:45 - 13:00

Round Table Discussion

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Meet the Expert

13:15 - 14:15

Is there conflict in approach to oral surgery between "dentists" and "surgeons"?

Speaker(s): Andrew Perry

Meet the Expert

13:15 - 14:15

Tips and Tricks for Navigating Research Early in Your Career

Speaker(s): Matthew Allen

New developments in joint replacement

Chair: Sebastian Knell

14:30 - 15:00

Arthrodesis or ankle replacement?

Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin

15:00 - 15:15

Patellar groove replacement

Speaker(s): Jan Hnizdo

15:15 - 15:30

Updates on stifle arthroplasty

Speaker(s): Matthew Allen

15:30 - 15:45

Updates on elbow arthroplasty

Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin

15:45 - 16:00

Discussion

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

Orthopaedic Short Communications

Chair: Christoph K. Störk

16:30 - 16:45

Establishment of measuring methods for the coverage and loading area of the femoral head in awake dogs at natural stance

Speaker(s): Hinano Eto

16:45 - 17:00

Intraoperative assessment and measurement of reduction soft tissue tension during canine total hip replacement surgery

Speaker(s): Juan Marti

17:00 - 17:15

Mid and long-term outcome of patellar ligament repair using an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene implant in dogs: a retrospective study of 12 cases

Speaker(s): Axelle Castelli

17:15 - 17:30

Canine morphological symmetry of the femur and tibia using three dimensional analysis

Speaker(s): J. Alberto Gines

17:30 - 17:45

Radiographic assessment of the sagittal curvature of tibias and femurs in dogs and cats: application to intramedullary nailing

Speaker(s): Thomas Rousseau

17:45 - 18:00

Femoral Isometric Placement of Internal Brace Implants Crucial for Stifle Stability Following TPLO

Speaker(s): Sebastian Wylie

Saturday, 6th July

Mandibular and maxillofacial fractures

Chair: Ben Walton

08:30 - 09:00

Mandibular and maxillary fracture strategies

Speaker(s): Andrew Perry

09:00 - 09:30

Dentist versus surgeon

Speaker(s): Andrew Perry

09:30 - 10:00

New implant era

Speaker(s): Jonathan Peter Bray

10:00 - 10:15

Discussion

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

Osteochondrosis beyond debridement?

Chair: Karen Perry

10:45 - 11:15

Current approach to OCD

Speaker(s): Susan Murphy

11:15 - 11:45

Balancing osteotomies for treatment of OCD

Speaker(s): Jan Hnizdo

11:45 - 12:15

Custom made resurfacing implants for large OCD lesions

Speaker(s): Peter Böttcher

12:15 - 12:45

OATS system for femoral OCD - long term outcomes

Speaker(s): Peter Böttcher

12:45 - 14:15

Lunch break

Meet the Expert

13:00 - 14:00

Balancing osteotomies to treat tarsal and carpal instabilities

Speaker(s): Jan Hnizdo

13:15 - 14:15

Complications, how to prevent them, treat them and learn how to love them

Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin

Posters

14:15 - 15:30

Poster session

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee break

Orthopaedic Short Communications

Chair: Peter Böttcher

16:00 - 16:15

Pericapsular hip desensitization in cats: a cadaveric study

Speaker(s): Mercedes Ríos Reina

16:15 - 16:30

Medial humeral epicondylitis in Maine Coon cats based on computed tomography findings: a cross-sectional study.

Speaker(s): Stefania Renier

16:30 - 16:45

Delayed union, non-union and mal-union in 126 feline fractures

Speaker(s): Diego Bobis Villagrá

16:45 - 17:00

Mechanical comparison of an angle-stable interlocking nail with a combined plate-rod construct in a canine gap fracture model

Speaker(s): Héloïse Haudiquet

17:00 - 17:15

ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: Mechanical comparison of straight and pre-bent interlocking nails used for the stabilisation of tibial fractures

Speaker(s): William Chung

17:15 - 17:30

Effect of cancellous bone compaction on the immediate stability of an angle stable interlocking nail in a distal femoral osteotomy model

Speaker(s): Agnieszka Fracka

Small Animal Stream 2

Friday, 5th July

ECVS + VES

Chair: Gilles Dupré

08:30 - 09:05

VATS technique - pros/cons tips and tricks

Speaker(s): Janet Kovak McClaran

09:05 - 09:40

Thoracoscopic Persistent Right Aortic Arch Ligation

Speaker(s): Nicole Buote

09:40 - 10:15

Thoracoscopic thoracic duct ligation with near infrared technology

Speaker(s): Nicole Buote

10:15 - 10:30

Discussion

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

ECVS + VES

Chair: Erika Villedieu

11:00 - 11:40

Practice makes perfect - learning and teaching MIS techniques

Speaker(s): Janet Kovak McClaran

11:40 - 12:10

Comparing laparoscopic assisted techniques with their intracoporeal equivalent: Are laparoscopic assisted techniques worthwhile?

Speaker(s): Nicole Buote

12:10 - 12:45

Advanced Laparoscopic techniques: Extrahepatic shunt attenuation, hiatal hernia repair, DH repair, nephrectomy

Speaker(s): Nicole Buote

12:45 - 13:00

Discussion

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

Meet the Expert

13:15 - 14:15

Managing stress and avoiding burnout

Speaker(s): Carolyne Crowe

Interventional radiology

Chair: Pieter Nelissen

14:30 - 15:00

Chemo-embolisation of hepatic neoplasms

Speaker(s): Chick W.C. Weisse

15:00 - 15:30

Update on intralumenal tracheal stenting

Speaker(s): Chick W.C. Weisse

15:30 - 16:00

Nasopharyngeal stenosis - treatment and stenting options

Speaker(s): Chick W.C. Weisse

16:00 - 16:15

Discussion

16:15 - 16:45

Coffee break

Saturday, 6th July

Neuromuscular diseases

Chair: Sebastian Knell

08:30 - 09:05

Can electrodiagnostic tests be useful for surgeons?

Speaker(s): Tom Harcourt-Brown

09:05 - 09:30

Neuroforaminal lumbosacral stenosis - are we operating too frequently?

Speaker(s): Tom Harcourt-Brown

09:30 - 09:50

Achieving big goals through small approaches - MIS in spinal surgery

Speaker(s): Bianca F. Hettlich

09:50 - 10:30

What's new with neuromuscular diseases?

Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

Neuro 2

Chair: Bianca Hettlich

11:00 - 11:30

Robotic spinal surgery

11:30 - 12:00

Updates on cervical spondylomyelopathies

Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli

12:00 - 12:40

Spinal meningioma

Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli

12:40 - 13:00

Atlanto-axial instability - are we making surgery too complicated?

Speaker(s): Tom Harcourt-Brown

13:00 - 14:15

Lunch break

Meet the Expert

13:15 - 14:15

The problem with pugs - how we understand and (attempt to) treat arachnoid fibrosis

Speaker(s): Tom Harcourt-Brown

Short Communications

Chair: Eva Schnabl-Feichter

16:00 - 16:15

Tele-robotic surgery for minimally invasive reduction and fixation of sacroiliac luxations using a dual robotic system – A cadaveric study

Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin

16:15 - 16:30

Minimally invasive endoscope-assisted foraminotomy of the lumbosacral neuroforamen in dogs: Establishment of surgical technique and ex vivo evaluation.

Speaker(s): Dimitrios Bekiaridis

16:30 - 16:45

Feasibility and accuracy of intraosseous endoscopy for inspection of pedicle drill tracts in the canine thoracolumbar spine: an ex-vivo study

Speaker(s): Ronan Mullins

16:45 - 17:00

Mapping Subchondral Bone Density Distribution in the Canine C6-C7 Vertebral Endplates: A CT-OAM Study

Speaker(s): Vincenz Kramer

17:00 - 17:15

Small-bore needle arthroscopic removal of fragmented portions of medial coronoid process versus standard arthroscopic subtotal coronoidectomy for treatment of dogs with elbow medial compartment disease: short- and long-term outcomes

Speaker(s): Sarah Schoffit

17:15 - 17:30

Quantification of in vivo joint contact patterns of the medial coronoid process in healthy canine elbows

Speaker(s): Thomas Rohwedder

Small Animal Stream 3

Thursday, 4th July

Resident Forum - Soft Tissue

Chair: Christopher J. Shales

17:45 - 18:00

Feline enterectomy: A retrospective review of 54 cases evaluating outcomes for sutured anastomosis and stapled functional end to end anastomosis.

Speaker(s): Sorcha Costello

18:00 - 18:15

Prognostic factors for short-term survival of cats that experience postattenuation neurologic signs after surgical attenuation of single congenital portosystemic shunts: 59 cases (2007-2023).

Speaker(s): Ignacio Otero Balda

18:15 - 18:30

Signalment and histopathological features of subcutaneous versus cutaneous mast cell tumors

Speaker(s): Stella Minnoye

18:30 - 18:45

Intra-operative comparison of portal vein pressure pre- and post- partial hepatectomy or complete splenectomy in the dog

Speaker(s): Sean Wood

19:00 - 19:15

T-shape vs circular shape: a retrospective evaluation of the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative complications in a cohort of 270 dogs undergoing total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy

Speaker(s): Fabio Esposito

19:15 - 19:30

Combined cross-section and tangential margins evaluation on skin tumors in dogs and cats.

Speaker(s): Anna Brunner

19:30 - 19:45

Computed tomographic comparison of the soft palate of brachycephalic dogs after folded flap palatoplasty versus standard palatoplasty

Speaker(s): Joep Timmermans

19:45 - 20:00

Treatment, prognosis and outcome of dogs treated for rectal plasmacytoma - A multicentric retrospective study

Speaker(s): Juan Carlos Jimeno Sandoval

20:00 - 20:15

Comparison of near-infrared fluorescent lymphography and lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel lymph node removal in canine mast cell tumors

Speaker(s): Lavinia Elena Chiti

Friday, 5th July

Peri-orbital surgery

Chair: Kelly Bowlt Blacklock

08:30 - 09:00

Perio-orbital imaging

Speaker(s): Claudia Hartley

09:00 - 09:30

Zygomatic mucocoeles - which approach works best?

Speaker(s): Ana Isabel de Castro Marques

09:30 - 10:00

Retrobulbar pathology - exploration / exenteration

Speaker(s): Claudia Hartley

10:00 - 10:30

Periorbital pathology - tips and techniques (preserving eyelid confirmation / function)

Speaker(s): Claudia Hartley

10:30 - 10:45

Discussion

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break

Nasal Surgery

Chair: Kelly Bowlt Blacklock

11:15 - 11:45

Radiofrequency aberrant nasal turbinate volumetric reduction

Speaker(s): Marie-Cécile von Doernberg

11:45 - 12:15

Nasal planum reconstructive surgery

Speaker(s): Gert ter Haar

12:15 - 12:45

Complications associated with nasal surgery

Speaker(s): Gert ter Haar

12:45 - 13:00

Discussion

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

Meet the Expert

13:15 - 14:15

Practical ENT Surgery - tips and techniques

Speaker(s): Gert ter Haar

13:15 - 14:15

Leadership - practical tips

Speaker(s): Clive Elwood

STS and Oncology Short Communications

17:00 - 17:15

Effect of Canine Thyroid Cancer Terminology on Owner Anxiety Levels and Treatment Preferences

Speaker(s): Bryanna Mariel Glasspool

17:15 - 17:30

CT vascular anatomy of feline congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts: An SVSTS and VIRIES multi-institutional retrospective study in 228 cats.

Speaker(s): Chick W.C. Weisse

17:30 - 17:45

Anatomical Classification Of Canine Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts Based On Ct Angiography: An Svsts And Viries Multi-Institutional Study In 1128 Dogs

Speaker(s): Chick W.C. Weisse

17:45 - 18:00

Perineal hernia repair with transposition of tunica vaginalis communis in dogs

Speaker(s): Kazushi Asano

18:00 - 18:15

Isolation of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles from dogs affected by malignant brain tumors and in vivo tumor tropism: preliminary results.

Speaker(s): Simona Vincenti

18:15 - 18:30

Prospective assessment of canine thyroid cancer - Nodal metastatic rate and impact of nodal immunohistochemistry in 70 dogs.

Speaker(s): Owen Thomas Skinner

Saturday, 6th July

Lymph Nodes

Chair: Samantha Woods

08:30 - 09:00

Why are lymph nodes important to oncologic surgeons?

Speaker(s): Matteo Rossanese

09:00 - 09:45

Minimally invasive approach to lymph node identification and removal/ablation

Speaker(s): Nicole Buote

09:45 - 10:15

Finding the non-palpable lymph node

Speaker(s): Matteo Rossanese

10:15 - 10:30

Discussion

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break

Mandibulectomy and Maxillectomy

Chair: Pieter Nelissen

11:00 - 11:45

Maxillectomy / mandibulectomy - tips and techniques an oncological surgeon's perspective

Speaker(s): Laurent Findji

11:45 - 12:35

Maxillectomy / mandibulectomy - should we reconstruct? A dentist's perspective

Speaker(s): Andrew Perry

12:35 - 12:50

Discussion

12:50 - 14:15

Lunch break

Meet the Expert

13:00 - 14:00

Tips for complicated IHPSS/EHPSS case management and discussion

Speaker(s): Chick W.C. Weisse

STS and Oncology Short Communications

16:00 - 16:15

Exploring gender equity in speaker invitations at ECVS Annual Scientific Meetings (2012-2022)

Speaker(s): Kathryn M. Pratschke

16:15 - 16:30

Evaluation of Gender Disparity in Author Order for Research Communications at ECVS Annual Scientific Meetings (2012-2022)

16:30 - 16:45

Laryngeal collapse treated with cricoid stent

Speaker(s): Raya Atamna

16:45 - 17:00

Association between obesity and upper airway fat volumes in pugs: Implications for brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome

Speaker(s): Elise Huang

17:00 - 17:15

Efficacy of thin film banding for intrathoracic vascular attenuation in dogs

Speaker(s): Jourdan McPhetridge

17:15 - 17:30

Comparison of a targeted anti-αvβ3 integrin NIR fluorescent probe and Indocyanin green for precision resection of naturally occurring soft tissue sarcomas in dogs. A pilot study.

Speaker(s): Mirja Christine Nolff