A narrative review of intraoperative use of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging in gastrointestinal cancer: situation and future directions.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

As a surgical tool, indocyanine green (ICG) is increasingly used in surgery, especially in gastric and colorectal surgery. The use of ICG fluorescence imaging can improve the accuracy of tumor resection and potentially improve surgical outcomes for cancer patients. However, there are still different opinions or controversies on the application of ICG in the literature and the administration of ICG is still not uniform. In this review, we summarize the current status of its application and ICG administration methods in gastrointestinal cancer and discuss its existing limitations and future research directions.

Methods

Literature published in the PubMed database from 1969 to 2022 was searched for using the keywords "Indocyanine green or near-infrared i

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186510 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature