ArticleScientific reports2021
Intraoperative ureter identification with a novel fluorescent catheter.
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- 2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Guideline
- Near-infrared fluorescence imaging for ureteral and sentinel lymph node mapping in gynecological minimally invasive surgery: a review of fluorophores and domestic laparoscopic systems.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Review
- Successful Robot-Assisted Resection of a Retroperitoneal Cystic Tumor With Fluorescent Ureteral Stent and Firefly Imaging.IJU case reports · 2026Article
- Fluorescence-guided ureter mapping in colorectal surgery: a systematic review of intraureteral ICG and emerging renal fluorophores.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
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- Utility and challenges of ureteral visualization using a fluorescent ureteral catheter in high risk surgeries for colorectal cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Initial experience of ureteric visualization using methylene blue during laparoscopy for gynecological surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Clinically Translatable Solid-State Dye for NIR-II Imaging of Medical Devices.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
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- Urologic Complication after Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in Gynecology Oncology: A Single-Center Analysis and Narrative Review of the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- In Vivo Imaging Evaluation of Fluorescence Intensity at Tail Emission of Near-Infrared-I (NIR-I) Fluorophores in a Porcine Model.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Novel Technique Using Fluorescent Ureteral Catheter and Flexible Ureteroscope for Safe Laparoscopic Fenestration of Lymphocele after Kidney Transplantation.Case reports in transplantation · 2022Article
- Intraoperative Guidance Using Hyperspectral Imaging: A Review for Surgeons.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Iatrogenic ureteral injuries (IUI) occur in 0.5-1.3% of cases during abdominal surgery. If not recognized intraoperatively, IUI increase morbidity/mortality. A universally accepted method to prevent IUI is lacking. Near-infrared fluorescent imaging (NIRF), penetrating deeper than normal light within the tissue, might be useful, therefore ureter visualization combining NIRF with special dyes (i.e. IRDye 800BK) is promising. Aim of this work is to evaluate the detection of ureters using stents coated with a novel biocompatible fluorescent material (NICE: near-infrared coating of equipment), during laparoscopy. female pigs underwent placement of NICE-coated stents (NS). NIRF was performed, and fluorescence intensity (FI) was computed. Successively, 0.15 mg/kg of IRDye 800BK was administered intravenously, and FI was computed at different timepoints. Ureter visualization using NS only was further assessed in a human cadaver. Both methods allowed in vivo ureter visualization, with equal FI. However, NS were constantly visible whereas IRDye 800BK allowed visualization exclusively during the ureteral peristaltic phases. In the human cadaver, NS provided excellent ureter visualization in its natural anatomical position. NS provided continuous ureteral visualization with similar FI as the IRDye 800BK, which exclusively allowed intermittent visualization, dependent on ureteral peristalsis. NS might prove useful to visualize ureters intraoperatively, potentially preventing IUI.
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