Objective To assess safety and feasibility of an intraoperative, minimally invasive near-
infrared (NIR) image-guided approach to lymphatic mapping in patients with esophageal …

Purpose Identifying the lymphatic drainage pathway is important for accurate lymph node
(LN) dissection in esophageal cancer (EC). This study aimed to assess lymphatic drainage …

OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the potential of near-infrared (NIR) imaging during
minimally invasive oesophagectomy in patients with distal oesophageal cancer for detection …

Objective: Nodal status is one of the most important long-term prognostic factors for
esophageal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of near-infrared (NIR) …

OBJECTIVE: In esophageal cancer, selective removal of involved lymph nodes could
improve survival and limit complications from extended lymphadenectomy. Mapping with …

Abstract Background and Objectives Lymphatic mapping with indocyanine-green (ICG) and
near-infrared light fluorescent imaging is widely used for sentinel lymph node staging in …

Background The sentinel lymph node (SLN) concept has been gaining attention for
gastrointestinal neoplasms but remains controversial for esophageal cancer. This study …

Background Adequate lymphadenectomy during gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer
resection is essential, because lymph node (LN) metastasis correlates with increased …

Background Because many gastrointestinal (GI) tumors spread by way of lymphatics,
histological assessment of the first draining lymph nodes has both prognostic and …

Background: Radio-guided detection of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) has been used to
predict regional lymph node metastasis in patients with melanoma and breast cancer …