Expert consensus on indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for thoracoscopic lung resection (The Version 2022)

ABSTRACT: The use of the white-light thoracoscopy is hampered by the low contrast between oncologic margins and surrounding normal parenchyma. As a result, many patients with in situ or micro-infiltrating adenocarcinoma have to undergo lobectomy due to a lack of tactile and visual feedback in the resection of solitary pulmonary nodules. Near-infrared (NIR) guided indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging technique has been widely investigated due to its unique capability in addressing the current challenges; however, there is no special consensus on the evidence and recommendations for its preoperative and intraoperative applications. This manuscript will describe the development process of a consensus on ICG fluorescence-guided thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary lesions and make recommendation

SUBMITTER: Cui F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742622 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature