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20-02-2024 | Esophageal Cancer | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Near-Infrared Fluorescent Imaging with Indocyanine Green Facilitates Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Dissection in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Authors:
Yong Ao, MD, LeQi Zhong, MD, KongJia Luo, MD, PhD, ShiNing Li, MD, Xin Zhang, MD, Lu Shao, MD, XiaoDan Lin, BS, Yi Hu, MD, PhD
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Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 6/2024
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Excerpt
The resection of mediastinal lymph nodes (LNs) has posed significant challenges in radical esophagectomy. Surgeons have been exploring how to easily and precisely perform real-time LNs navigation for standardized and accurate mediastinal LNs dissection. Studies have shown that near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) imaging technology with indocyanine green serves as an innovative surgical navigation tool, capable of providing real-time LN navigation and precise LN removal during surgical procedures for a wide range of tumors, including gastric cancer, rectal cancer, and cervical cancer.
1‐3 However, the utilization of NIRF imaging in surgeries for esophageal cancer is still in its early stages. No previous studies have compared the perioperative outcomes of NIRF surgery with those of conventional esophageal cancer surgery. …
