Laparoscopic near-infrared fluorescent imaging as an alternative option for sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer: A prospective study


TAŞKIN S., ŞÜKÜR Y. E., Altin D., CANSIZ ERSÖZ C., Turgay B., Kankaya D., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.47, pp.13-17, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.