ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2019
Near-infrared fluorescence guided esophageal reconstructive surgery: A systematic review.
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- Evaluation of anastomotic blood supply during digestive tract reconstruction with the use of the oxygen saturation index: A pooling up analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Pooled it
- Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Using in Conduit Reconstruction for Patients With Esophageal Cancer to Improve Short-Term Clinical Outcome: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Quantitative assessment of gastric tube perfusion during Ivor Lewis esophagectomy using indocyanine-green: results from the prospective interventional trial SPY Q-ICG PAS study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Trial
- Routine Intraoperative ICG Perfusion Assessment and Anastomotic Leak After Esophagectomy: A Before-After Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Remnant Esophageal Perfusion Using Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging during Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy after Total Pharyngolaryngectomy: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Impact of indocyanine green fluorescence angiography on esophagogastric anastomotic leakage after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
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- Indocyanine green fluorescence video-angiography for flap perfusion assessment in head and neck reconstruction: a prospective study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Indocyanine green and near-infrared fluorescence-guided surgery for gastric cancer: a narrative review.Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2024Review
- Does Indocyanine Green Utilization during Esophagectomy Prevent Anastomotic Leaks? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Current applications of indocyanine green (ICG) in abdominal, gynecologic and urologic surgery: a meta-review and quality analysis with use of the AMSTAR 2 instrument.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Review
- Intraoperative assessment of anastomotic blood supply using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging following esophagojejunostomy or esophagogastrostomy for gastric cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The use of indocyanine green (ICYG) angiography intraoperatively to evaluate gastric conduit perfusion during esophagectomy: does it impact surgical decision-making?Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Perfusion assessment by fluorescence time curves in esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction: a prospective clinical study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Fluorescent Imaging in Visceral Surgery: Current Opportunities and Future Perspectives.Visceral medicine · 2023Review
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- Preservation of remnant esophagus during total pharyngolaryngectomy in a patient with previous subtotal esophagectomy: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2023Article
- The role of intraoperative hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in colon interposition after esophagectomy.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Current Issues and Future Technologies in Esophageal Cancer Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfter an esophagectomy, the stomach is most commonly used to restore continuity of the upper gastrointestinal tract. These esophago-gastric anastomoses are prone to serious complications such as leakage associated with high morbidity and mortality. Graft perfusion is considered to be an important predictor for anastomotic integrity. Based on the current literature we believe Indocyanine green fluorescence angiography (ICGA) is an easy assessment tool for gastric tube (GT) perfusion, and it might predict anastomotic leakage (AL).
aimTo evaluate feasibility and effectiveness of ICGA in GT perfusion assessment and as a predictor of AL.
methodsThis study was designed according to the PRISMA guidelines and registered in the PROSPERO database. PubMed and EMBASE were independently searched by 2 reviewers for studies presenting data on intraoperative ICGA GT perfusion assessment during esophago-gastric reconstruction after esophagectomy. Relevant outcomes such as feasibility, complications, intraoperative surgical changes based on ICGA findings, quantification attempts, anatomical data and the impact of ICGA on postoperative anastomotic complications, were collected by 2 independent researchers. The quality of the included articles was assessed based on the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies. The 19 included studies presented data on 1192 esophagectomy patients, in 758 patients ICGA was used perioperative to guide esophageal reconstruction.
resultsThe 19 included studies for qualitative analyses all described ICGA as a safe and easy method to evaluate gastric graft perfusion. AL occurred in 13.8% of the entire cohort, 10% in the ICG guided group and 20.6% in the control group (
conclusionICGA is a safe, feasible and promising method for perfusion assessment. The lower AL rate in the well perfused group suggest that a good fluorescent signal predicts a good outcome.
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