Open AccessLaparoscopic Fluorescence Diagnosis for Intraabdominal Fluorescence Targeting of Peritoneal Carcinosis
Author(s) -
Johannes Gahlen,
Ruediger L. Prosst,
Matthias F. Pietschmann,
Thomas Haase,
Markus Rheinwald,
Gisela Skopp,
J. Stern,
Christian Herfarth
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200202000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , protoporphyrin ix , laparoscopy , carcinosis , protoporphyrin , pathology , endoscopy , fluorescence , peritoneal carcinomatosis , colorectal cancer , surgery , cancer , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , porphyrin , photochemistry
To assess 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX accumulation and fluorescence in peritoneal colon carcinoma metastases and its benefits for laparoscopic fluorescence diagnosis.