A prospective single-center protocol for using near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green during staging laparoscopy to detect small metastasis from pancreatic cancer

A prospective single-center protocol for using near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green during staging laparoscopy to detect small metastasis from pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background Pancreatic resection and radiotherapy are powerful tools in the multidisciplinary local treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, 10–20% of patients with preoperatively resectable PDAC have radiographically occult metastases, which results in laparotomy witho...

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Main Authors: Sachiyo Shirakawa, Hirochika Toyama, Masahiro Kido, Takumi Fukumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Pancreatic cancer
Indocyanine green
Liver metastasis
Peritoneal metastasis
Staging laparoscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0635-0

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