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Rapid and accurate method for delineating cancer lesions in laparoscopic colectomy using activated carbon injection
Author(s) -
Kitamura Kazuya,
Yamane Tetsuro,
Oyama Takayuki,
Shimotsuma Masataka,
Hagiwara Akeo,
Yamaguchi Toshiharu,
Sawai Kiyoshi,
Takahashi Toshio
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930580107
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , colectomy , laparoscopic surgery , colonic cancer , cancer , laparoscopy , endoscopy , surgery , radiology
The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of preoperative injection of activated carbon in delineation of cancer location in laparoscopic colectomy. Activated carbon particles were injected during endoscopy into the normal colonic wall surrounding cancer lesions in five cases of early colon cancer, prior to laparoscopic surgery. The carbon‐stained area was clearly recognizable as a blackened patch on the serosal surface of the colon. Using the carbon‐stained area as a reference point, partial colectomies were successfully performed on all five patients. The preoperative injection of activated carbon assisted in the intraoperative delineation of early colonic cancer lesions. This method is recommended for the rapid and accurate delineation of early colonic cancers in laparoscopic surgery. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.