Indocyanine green guiding colorectal tumour resection: an adopted technology allowing colorectal surgeons to ‘see‐through’ tissue

Intraoperative fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green to assess the lymphatic drainage of a small bowel adenocarcinoma

“…This technique has initially been used for breast and gynaecological cancers 6,7 . More recently, case reports have described intraoperative use of ICG to identify potential metastatic lymph nodes in gastrointestinal cancer 8–11 . Its advantages include its low cost and safety profile, with short half‐life allowing for repeated injections 12 .…”

“…6,7 More recently, case reports have described intraoperative use of ICG to identify potential metastatic lymph nodes in gastrointestinal cancer. [8][9][10][11] Its advantages include its low cost and safety profile, with short half-life allowing for repeated injections. 12 However, an important limitation of ICG fluorescence imaging is the subjective evaluation of fluorescence intensity.…”