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.
Ogata
Fusa
F
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
Narushima
Mitsunaga
M
Mihara
Makoto
M
Azuma
Ryuichi
R
Morimoto
Yuji
Y
Koshima
Isao
I
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