Minimally invasive vein surgery.

Advances in minimally invasive vein surgery (MIVS) techniques made during the last decade have decreased operative morbidity, the number and size of incisions, operative time and recovery time. The following MIVS techniques will be discussed: 1. Transilluminated Powered Phlebectomy (TIPP) TriVex. 2. Radiofrequency Ablation Greater Saphenous Vein (RFGSV) Closure. 3.Laser Ablation Greater Saphenous Vein (EVLT). 4. Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Surgery (SEPS). 5. Percutaneous Vein Valve Bioprosthesis (PVVB) The techniques used in MIVS allow surgeons to manage venous pathophysiology associated with all three venous systems of the lower extremities. The results are comparable to those obtained with open procedures.