Intraoperative lymphography using indocyanine green dye for near-infrared fluorescence labeling in lymphedema.
A new method for easy detection of functional lymphatic vessels in the superficial layer is reported. In a clinical trial, lymphography using indocyanine green dye for near-infrared fluorescence labeling in lymphaticovenular anastomoses was performed in 5 patients with lymphedema. The technique is simple and enables a minimally invasive operation to be performed. The results indicate that this technique is useful for acceptance as one of the examinations to evaluation of lymphedema.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. fusa@k4.dion.ne.jp
Fusa
F
Ogata
Mitsunaga
M
Narushima
Makoto
M
Mihara
Ryuichi
R
Azuma
Yuji
Y
Morimoto
Isao
I
Koshima
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008220:Lymphography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green