Intra-operative fluorescence angiography is reproducible and reduces the rate of anastomotic leak after colorectal resection for cancer: a prospective case-matched study.
M WojcikAlexandre DoussotS ManfredelliC DuclosB PaquetteC TurcoB HeydJérémie H LefevrePublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
In this prospective case-matched study, IOFA decreased the occurrence of clinically relevant AL due to necrosis of the descending colon or anastomosis. Upon blind review, perfusion assessment using IOFA was reproducible.