Clinical Benefits of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy.
Yu-Kuan YangMing-Li HsiehSy-Yuan ChenChung-Yi LiuPo Hung LinHung-Cheng KanSee-Tong PangKai-Jie YuPublished in: Cancers (2022)
Patients with ICG-RAPN exhibited superior short-term renal function outcomes compared with the standard RAPN group. Of the patients with malignant tumors, ICG-RAPN was associated with less blood loss than standard RAPN without a more positive margin rate. Further studies with larger cohorts and prospective designs are necessary to verify the intraoperative and functional advantages of the green dye.