Indocyanine green (ICG) guidance significantly improves lymph node dissection quality in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. ICG led to higher numbers of retrieved lymph nodes, reduced noncompliance rates, and improved lymphadenectomy quality for patients with complete response. Surgical outcomes were similar between ICG and non-ICG groups, suggesting ICG’s efficacy in enhancing surgical precision.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t by Huang ZN, Tang YH (…) Huang CM et 11 al. in Ann Surg
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