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Prospective feasibility study for single-tracer sentinel node mapping by ICG (indocyanine green) fluorescence and OSNA (one-step nucleic acid amplification) assay in laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery.

Yoshiaki ShojiKoshi KumagaiSatoshi KamiyaSatoshi IdaSouya NunobeManabu OhashiShoichi YoshimizuYusuke HoriuchiToshiyuki YoshioAkiyoshi IshiyamaToshiaki HirasawaTomo OsakoNoriko YamamotoJunko FujisakiTakeshi SanoNaoki Hiki
Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2019)
Single-tracer SN mapping by ICG fluorescence imaging with intraoperative diagnosis by OSNA assay is feasible and safe. SNs can be identified in most patients, without producing false-negative results. Further clinical trial to demonstrate the sensitivity is ongoing.
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