TY  - JOUR
IS  - 12
Y1  - 2019/12//
A1  - Soares, AS
A1  - Lovat, LB
A1  - Chand, M
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2019.07.013
SP  - 2316
TI  - Intracorporeal lymph node mapping in colon cancer surgery
KW  - Colon cancer
KW  -  Fluorescence
KW  -  Lymph node
KW  -  Mapping
N2  - 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.
VL  - 45
ID  - discovery10080333
SN  - 0748-7983
N1  - This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
EP  - 2318
JF  - European Journal of Surgical Oncology
AV  - public
ER  -