Pericancerous lymph node imaging with indocyanine green-guided near-infrared fluorescence in radical esophagectomy: Protocol for a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The incidence and mortality rates of esophageal carcinoma are higher than those of most malignancies in humans. Radical esophagectomy is the preferred treatment for early-stage esophageal cancer. However, the extent of lymphadenectomy during radical esophagectomy remains controversial. Indocyanine green (ICG) is the most commonly used imaging agent for the diagnosis of tumors and metastatic lymph nodes in clinical settings. Thus, the main aim of this study was to evaluate pericancerous lymph nodes imaging in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery radical esophagectomy using a near-infrared (NIR) ICG imaging system and to improve the detection rate of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) and overall survival of patients with esophageal cancer.

Methods

This was a single-cent

SUBMITTER: Du J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9346187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature