Fluorescence-enabled assessment of adrenal gland localization and perfusion in posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenal surgery in a preclinical model.
Barbara SeeligerMartin K WalzPier F AlesinaVincent AgnusRaoul PopManuel BarberioAlend SaadiMarc WorrethJacques MarescauxMichele DianaPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
Fluorescence imaging provides real-time guidance during minimally invasive adrenal surgery. Prior to dissection, it allows to easily discriminate the adrenal gland from surrounding retroperitoneal structures. After adrenal gland division, ICG injection associated with a computer-assisted quantitative analysis helps to distinguish between well-perfused and ischemic segments. Further studies are underway to establish the correlation between remnant perfusion and viability.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- fluorescence imaging
- coronary artery bypass
- robot assisted
- photodynamic therapy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- high resolution
- computed tomography
- stem cells
- single molecule
- magnetic resonance
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ultrasound guided
- atrial fibrillation
- cell therapy
- energy transfer
- quantum dots