@article{discovery10080333,
           pages = {2316--2318},
           title = {Intracorporeal lymph node mapping in colon cancer surgery},
            note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.},
          volume = {45},
         journal = {European Journal of Surgical Oncology},
           month = {December},
            year = {2019},
          number = {12},
        keywords = {Colon cancer, Fluorescence, Lymph node, Mapping},
          author = {Soares, AS and Lovat, LB and Chand, M},
             url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2019.07.013},
        abstract = {INTRODUCTION: The best approach to lymphadenectomy in colon cancer is still unknown. The debate has centred around different options of standardised "one size fits all" lymph node harvest techniques. A different approach is tailoring lymph node harvest to the patient's lymphatic drainage pattern. // METHODS: A technique for individualised lymph node mapping is proposed, which can guide the surgeon intraoperatively. It consists in the intracorporeal injection of 10 mg of indocyanine green at 4 points in the periphery of the colonic tumour. A near infrared camera is used to assess the fluorescence after specimen mobilisation but before extraction, allowing lymphadenectomy based on the patient's own lymphatic drainage. // RESULTS: a video demonstration of the technique and preliminary results in 6 patients is presented in this short report. // CONCLUSION: intracorporeal lymph node mapping is feasible and safe. Further studies are required to determine the place of this technique in modern oncologic colon surgery.},
            issn = {0748-7983}
}