The use of indocyanine green for lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer-preliminary data from an emerging procedure: a systematic review of the literature.
Dimitrios KehagiasC LampropoulosA BellouI KehagiasPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2024)
The use of ICG fluorescence during LLND is a safe and feasible technique for balancing postoperative outcomes and the number of harvested lymph nodes. Well-designed studies with long-term results are required to elucidate the oncological benefits and establish this promising technique.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- lymph node
- locally advanced
- minimally invasive
- patients undergoing
- electronic health record
- fluorescence imaging
- sentinel lymph node
- single molecule
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- big data
- robot assisted
- energy transfer
- prostate cancer
- radical prostatectomy
- radiation therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- photodynamic therapy
- quantum dots
- artificial intelligence
- insulin resistance