Open AccessNew Technique of Laparoscopic Paraaortic Lymph Node Dissection for Colorectal Cancer Using Fluorescence Navigation
Author(s) -
Shunjin Ryu,
Keigo Hara,
Keisuke Goto,
Atsuko Okamoto,
Takahiro Kitagawa,
Rui Mao,
Ryusuke Ito,
Yukio Nakabayashi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer diagnosis and prognosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2732-7787
DOI - 10.21873/cdp.10042
Subject(s) - medicine , paraaortic lymph nodes , dissection (medical) , surgery , lymph node , colorectal cancer , metastasis , laparoscopy , ureter , radiology , cancer
According to limited current reports, therapeutic paraaortic lymph node (PALN) dissection with intensive combined therapy for colorectal cancer improves prognosis in select patients. Laparoscopic PALN dissection is a difficult technique that has not yet been established. We applied this procedure using an intraoperative fluorescence navigation technique with a near-infrared ray catheter (NIRC™) fluorescent ureteral catheter (NIRFUC).