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Intraoperative Lymphography Using Indocyanine Green Dye for Near-Infrared Fluorescence Labeling in Lymphedema

2007; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 59; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/01.sap.0000253341.70866.54

1536-3708

Fusa Ogata, Mitsunaga Narushima, Makoto Mihara, Ryuichi Azuma, Yuji Morimoto, Isao Koshima,

Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases

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.