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. 2024 Dec 1;34(6):551-558.
doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001320.

Impact of Infrared Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging-guided Laparoscopic Hepatectomy on Securing the Resection Margin for Colorectal Liver Metastasis

Toru Kato  1 , Masafumi Imamura, Daisuke Kyuno, Yasutoshi Kimura, Kazuharu Kukita, Takeshi Murakami, Eiji Yoshida, Toru Mizuguchi, Ichiro Takemasa
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Impact of Infrared Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging-guided Laparoscopic Hepatectomy on Securing the Resection Margin for Colorectal Liver Metastasis

Toru Kato et al. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. .

Abstract

Background: Laparoscopic hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) is performed worldwide. However, owing to a lack of palpatory information and difficulties associated with accurate intraoperative ultrasonographic diagnosis, the tumor may be exposed at the hepatic transection margin. This study aimed to investigate the pathological significance of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG)-guided laparoscopic hepatectomy and determine its usefulness in securing the resection margin for CRLMs.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy for CRLM using NIR fluorescence imaging between February 2017 and June 2021 at Sapporo Medical University Hospital were included. Generally, all patients received intravenous ICG (2.5 mg/body) as a fluorescence agent 1 to 2 days before surgery. During the surgical procedure, real-time NIR fluorescence imaging was repeatedly performed to assess the surgical margins.

Results: Of the 94 tumors in 59 patients, laparoscopic NIR fluorescence imaging identified 56 tumors (59.6%) on the liver surface. Pathological analysis indicated clear margins in 96.6% (57/59) of patients. Examination of paraffin-embedded sections, which were successful in only 20 of 94 cases (21.3%), revealed that there were no tumor cells positive for NIR fluorescence, and the median distance of the continuous fluorescent signal from the tumor margin was 1.074 mm.

Conclusions: We demonstrated a high R0 rate using NIR fluorescence-guided hepatectomy. This technique has the potential to improve intraoperative tumor identification and tumor margin assurance and reduce the rate of positive resection margins in patients with CRLMs.

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