Abstract
Background: In the field of rectal cancer surgery, there remains ongoing debate on the merits of high ligation (HL) and low ligation (LL) of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) in terms of perfusion and anastomosis leakage. Recently, infrared fluorescence of indocyanine green (ICG) imaging has been used to evaluate perfusion status during colorectal surgery. Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the changes in perfusion status between HL and LL through quantitative evaluation of ICG. Methods: Patients with rectosigmoid or rectal cancer were randomized into a high or LL group.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3511-3519 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:I would like to express my gratitude to Hae-Won Shin who helped illustration and Keunheung Park who helped with the ICG quantification program.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords
- Anastomosis leakage
- Colon cancer
- Indocyanine green (ICG)
- Perfusion