title: Transilluminated powered mini-phlebectomy: early clinical experience.
abstract: We report our preliminary experience with a new surgical endoscopic technique, the Transilluminated Powered Phlebectomy (TriVex System, Smith + Nephew) to remove varicose veins. TriVex System combined an irrigated illuminator device and a powered vein resector. There were 15 patients with a mean age of 50 years, nine were women and six were men. We evaluated prospectively the safety, efficacy and clinical benefits of this new surgical device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Clinics of Mont-Godinne, Université Catholique de Louvain, avenue G. Therasse 1, B-5530 Yvoir, Belgium. vincent.scavée@chir.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Scavée
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Theys
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Schoevaerdts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014172:Transillumination / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*