Near-Infrared Imaging With Indocyanine Green for the Treatment of Endometriosis: Results From the Gre-Endo Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A current challenge for endometriosis surgery is to correctly identify the localizations of disease, especially when small or hidden (occult endometriosis), and to exactly define their real extension. The use of near-infrared radiation imaging (NIR) after injection of indocyanine green (ICG) represents one of the most encouraging method. The aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic value of NIR-ICG imaging in the surgical treatment of endometriosis compared with the standard of treatment.

Material and methods

The Gre-Endo trial is a prospective, single-arm study (NCT03332004). After exploring the operatory field using the white light (WL) mode, patients were injected with ICG and then observed in NIR mode. All suspected areas were classified and chronicled

SUBMITTER: Turco LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8634028 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature