Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging with Indocyanine Green for Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Carlo GiulioniPrashant Motiram MulawkarDaniele CastellaniVirgilio De StefanoCarlotta NedbalNariman GadzhievGiacomo Maria PirolaYu Xi Terence LawMarcelo Langer WroclawskiWilliam Ong Lay KeatHo Yee TiongBhaskar Kumar SomaniAndrea Benedetto GalosiVineet GauharPublished in: Cancers (2023)
Our meta-analysis showed that NIRF with ICG during RAPN yields a favorable impact on functional outcomes, whereas it exerts no such influence on oncological aspects. Therefore, NIRF should be adopted when preserving nephron function is a paramount concern.