Role of Indocyanine Green in Diagnostic Staging Laparoscopy in Intra-Abdominal Malignancy

Bibliographic Information
Authors: Badreldeen M.H.S.; Omar A.F.; Hegazy T.O.; Esmat M.E.; Essawy M.M.; Hedaya M.S.; El Sayed L.R.; Rady M.M.; Abdo M.
Journal: Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology
Publisher: Editura Celsius
Publication Date: 2024
Volume / Issue: Volume 29 / Issue 2
Pages: 121–130
ISSN: 2559723X
DOI: 10.21614/sgo-677
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Document Type: Article
Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Authors and Affiliations
Badreldeen M.H.S., Department of General Surgery, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Omar A.F., Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt; Hegazy T.O., Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt; Esmat M.E., Department of General Surgery, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Essawy M.M., Department of General Surgery, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Hedaya M.S., Department of General Surgery, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; El Sayed L.R., Department of Radiology, Theodor Bilhariz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Rady M.M., Department of General Surgery, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Abdo M., Department of General Surgery, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Patients with abdominal cancers may present with advanced disease either locally or metastatic and so, accurate staging help in selection of the appropriate treatment plan (curative or palliative). Up to 50% of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancers (CRC) and 40% of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancers will have metastatic hepatic lesions during the course of the disease, where 7% of patents with CRC and 14% of patients with advanced gastric cancers will develop peritoneal metastases. Despite advances in preoperative imaging used for diagnosis and staging as CT, MRI and PET-CT many patients are diagnosed either intra-operative or in early post-operative period with distant metastases. Aim of the work: The study aim is to assess and provide precise data for the efficacy and added value of using Indocyanine Green (ICG) in diagnostic staging laparoscopy in intra-abdominal malignancy, especially in the identification of hepatic malignancies or liver and peritoneal metastases. Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional prospective study which was conducted on thirty patients with operable intra-abdominal malignancy presented to Theodor Bilhariz research institute from February 2022 to July 2023. Results: In our study, total number was 12 hepatic lesions, 8 lesions were discovered during routine pre-operative investigation and 11 lesions were identified by intra-operative ICG florescence with histopathological confirmation of metastasis in 57%. Conclusion: ICG is a safe and applicable tool for intra-operative assessment and detection of liver lesions with high sensitivity. It is not specific for malignant lesions rather than hypervascular lesions, affecting its specificity. Another study with larger sample size and dedicated post-operative follow up may be needed for more precise data. © Celsius Publishing House.
Keywords
florescence maging; indocyanine green; intra-abdominal malignancy; liver metastasis; near infra-red; peritoneal carcinomatosis; staging laparoscopy
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