Agenda

1. Dan – PETAK (6. novembar, 2026. godine)

8:45 – 9:00

Pozdravni govor i uvod u Kongres (Predsjednik i zamjenik predsjednika UIRMIT u BiH)

SESIJA 1. Acute Ischemic Stroke (09:00 – 10:30)

09:00 – 09:15

How We Changed Endovascular Stroke Management in Romania – Razvan Radu (University Emergency Hospital Bucharest – SUUB, Romania)

09:15 – 09:30

The Bulgarian Model for Stroke Management – Nurfet Alioski (University Hospital St. Anna, Sofia, Bulgaria)

09:30 – 09:45

Patient Selection for Mechanical Thrombectomy: Current Guidelines and Future Directions – Kamil Zelenak (University Hospital Martin, Slovakia)

09:45 – 10:00

How Distal Should We Go? – Sašo Pjevic (University Clinical Hospital Maribor, Slovenia)

10:00 – 10:15

Posterior Circulation Stroke – Nikola Boban (University Clinical Center Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia)

10:15 – 10:30

Diskusija

10:30 – 11:00

Kafe pauza

SESIJA 2. Contemporary Neurovascular Interventions (11:00 – 12:30)

11:00 – 11:15

Intrasaccular Flow Disruption in Cerebral Aneurysms – Ivan Vukasinovic (University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia)

11:15 – 11:30

Indications for Flow-Diverter Stent Implantation in the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms – Petar Janevski (University Clinical Center Skopje, North Macedonia)

11:30 – 11:45

Treatment of Cerebral AVMs: Current Guidelines – Ion Preguza (Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Chisinau, Moldova)

11:45 – 12:00

Endovascular Treatment Modalities for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas – Deniz Bulja (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

12:00 – 12:15

Endovascular Management of Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas – Odej Ali Abud (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

12:15 – 12:30

Diskusija

12:30 – 13:00

INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM

13:00 – 14:00

PAUZA ZA RUČAK

SESIJA 3. Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Interventional Radiology (14:00 – 15:30)

14:00 – 14:15

A Neurosurgeon's Perspective on Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment – Ibrahim Omerhodzic (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

14:15 – 14:30

Unruptured Brain Aneurysms: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Preventing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Audrius Sirvinskas (Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania)

14:30 – 14:45

Endovascular Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke by Neurosurgeons: The Georgian Model – Tsotne Chikhashvilli (Tbilisi Central Hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia)

14:45 – 15:00

Carotid Artery Stenting Without Embolic Protection – Marko Prokic (University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Serbia)

15:00 – 15:15

An International, Expert-Based, Multispecialty Delphi Consensus Document on Stroke Risk Stratification and the Optimal Management of Patients with Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis – Kosmas Paraskevas (Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece)

15:15 – 15:30

Diskusija

15:30 – 16:00

Kafe pauza

SESIJA 4. Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) (16:00 – 17:30)

16:00 – 16:15

The Impact of Endovascular Treatment on Limb Salvage in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Our Single-Center Experience – Haris Kuric (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

16:15 – 16:30

Endovascular Treatment of TASC C and TASC D Lesions of the Femoropopliteal Segment – Bojan Jovanic (University Clinical Center of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

16:30 – 16:45

Orbital Atherectomy – Marko Stankovic (General Hospital Valjevo, Serbia)

16:45 – 17:00

Is Open Surgical Revascularization Necessary After Balloon Dilatation of Infrainguinal Arterial Lesions (TASC A and B)? – Dalibor Ilic (University Clinical Center Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia)

17:00 – 17:15

Endovascular Options for Long Femoropopliteal Lesions – Vladimir Cvetic (University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia)

17:15 – 17:30

Diskusija

17:30 – 18:00

INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM

2. Dan – SUBOTA (7. novembar 2026. godine)

SESIJA 5. Endovascular Management of Aortic Disease (09:00 – 10:30)

09:00 – 09:15

Patient Selection for EVAR Versus Open Surgical Repair – Gojko Bogdan (University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

09:15 – 09:30

Complex Anatomy and a Challenging EVAR Case – Pavel Kavcic (University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia)

09:30 – 09:45

Complications and Bailout Techniques in EVAR – Dražen Perkov (Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia)

09:45 – 10:00

Complex Type II Endoleak Embolization: Navigating the Collateral Network – Transarterial Embolization of Type II Endoleaks via the Internal Iliac Arteries – Tomislav Krpan (Clinical Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia)

10:00 – 10:15

TEVAR in Aortic Dissection: When Not to Treat, How to Stay in the True Lumen, and How to Plan the Stent Graft – Lessons from Our Cases – Bedrudin Banjanović (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

10:15 – 10:30

Diskusija

10:30 – 11:00

Kafe pauza

SESIJA 6. Contemporary Embolization Techniques (11:00 – 12:30)

11:00 – 11:15

Embolization in Acute Traumatic Hemorrhage – Davor Mrda (Clinical Hospital Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia)

11:15 – 11:30

Prostatic Artery Embolization – Andras Bibok (Semmelweis University Hospital Budapest, Budapest, Hungary)

11:30 – 11:45

Uterine Fibroid Embolization – Luka Novosel (Clinical Hospital Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia)

11:45 – 12:00

Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee Osteoarthritis: Implementation Challenges and Early Clinical Experience – Vitorio Perić (Clinical Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia)

12:00 – 12:15

Embolization of Hepatic Hemangiomas – Pal Akos Deak (Semmelweis University Hospital, Budapest, Hungary)

12:15 – 12:30

Diskusija

12:30 – 13:00

INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM

13:00 – 14:00

PAUZA ZA RUČAK

SESIJA 7. Interventional Oncology and Hepatobiliary Interventions (14:00 – 15:30)

14:00 – 14:15

RF Ablation: Current Indications – Sanja Stojanović (University Clinical Center Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia)

14:15 – 14:30

TACE Combined with Immunotherapy in HCC – Peter Popovic (University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Slovenia)

14:30 – 14:45

Microwave Ablation in Interventional Oncology – Ana Marija Alduk (Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia)

14:45 – 15:00

TACE in HCC: Lessons Learned from Clinical Practice – Muris Becircic (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

15:00 – 15:15

TIPSS in Challenging and Nonstandard Clinical Situations – Vinko Vidjak (Clinical Hospital Merkur, Zagreb, Croatia)

15:15 – 15:30

Diskusija

15:30 – 16:00

Kafe pauza

SESSION 8. Contemporary Interventions for Venous Disease, PE and Lymphatic Disorders (16:00 – 17:45)

16:00 – 16:15

Endovenous RFA for GSV Insufficiency – Onur Taydas (Sakarya University Hospital, Sakarya, Türkiye)

16:15 – 16:30

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Iliofemoral DVT – Temel Fatih Yilmaz (Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Türkiye)

16:30 – 16:45

From Low Risk to High Risk: Stratifying Acute Pulmonary Embolism – Kristian Karlovic (University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

16:45 – 17:00

Building a Functional PERT Team – Rok Luciano Perme (University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

17:00 – 17:15

Clinical Perspectives on Pulmonary Embolism: What Matters Most for Mechanical Thrombectomy? – Aida Mujakovic (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

17:15 – 17:30

Interventional Management of Thoracic Duct Disorders – Istvan Laszlo Lazar (University Hospital Miskolc, Hungary)

17:30 – 17:45

Disckusija

17:45 – 18:15

INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM

20:00 – 01:00

RADNA VEČERA

3. Dan – NEDJELJA (8. novembar 2026. godine)

SESIJA 9. Nonvascular Interventional Radiology (09:15 – 10:15)

09:15 – 09:30

Sclerotherapy – Danijel Cvetko (Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia)

09:30 – 09:45

PRT: Current Indications – Mile Cucak (University Clinical Center of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

09:45 – 10:00

The Minimally Invasive Frontier: Ozone Nucleolysis and Discogel in the Treatment of Low Back Pain – Dimitar Veljanovski (University Clinical Center Skopje, North Macedonia)

10:00 – 10:15

Diskusija

10:15 – 10:45

Kafe pauza

SESIJA 10. Clinicians' Perspectives on Interventional Radiology (10:45 – 11:30)

10:45 – 11:00

Patient Management Before and After Endovascular Treatment for Peripheral Arterial Disease – Amina Osmanagic (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

11:00 – 11:15

TICI 3 Is Not the End: Neurological Care After Successful Thrombectomy – Nevena Mahmutbegovic (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

11:15 – 11:30

Diskusija

SESIJA 11. National Rising Stars in Interventional Radiology (11:30 – 11:45)

11:30 – 11:35

Case Report: Superior Mesenteric Artery Stenting – Ilija Tadic (University Clinical Center of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

11:35 – 11:40

Case Report: CT-Guided Transthoracic Drainage of a Thoracic Abscess – Hamdija Mumic (University Clinical Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

11:40 – 11:45

Case Report: Endovascular Management of a Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Using a Vascular Plug – Lejla Prnjavorac (Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

11:45 – 12:00

Ceremonija zatvaranja Kongresa