Laparoscopic near-infrared fluorescent imaging as an alternative option for sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer: A prospective study
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.47, pp.13-17, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 47
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.09.015
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.13-17
- Keywords: Endometrial cancer, Indocyanine green, Laparoscopy, Sentinel lymph node, INDOCYANINE GREEN, BLUE-DYE, LYMPHADENECTOMY, ALGORITHM
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: To evaluate feasibility of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping by using near-infrared fluorescent imaging and indocyanine green (NIR/ICG) integrated laparoscopic system in clinically uterine-confined endometrial cancer.