Systematic use of intraureteral indocyanine green: a game changer in endometriosis surgery. A proof-of-concept study

Gabriele Centini, Irene Colombi, Alberto Cannoni, Nassir Habib, Matteo Giorgi, Alessandro Ginetti, Lucia Lazzeri, Francesco Fedele, Errico Zupi, Francesco Giuseppe Martire
Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy · 2024 · vol. 33(5) , pp. 287–294 · doi:10.1080/13645706.2024.2386658 · PMID:39115040 · W4401427597
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BACKGROUND: Endometriosis of the distal segment of the uterosacral ligament may lead to a displaced ureter in the surgical field and must be identified before safe disease excision can be carried out. The aim of this study is to investigate the benefit of the systematic use of preoperative intraureteral indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence injection in patients undergoing endometriosis surgery. METHOD: In this proof-of-concept, monocentric, observational, cohort study data were prospectively collected and retrospectively analyzed. Patients underwent laparoscopic surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis with suspected ureteral involvement between January 2022 and December 2023. Using the propensity score matching (PSM) in a 1:1 matching ratio, patients who underwent preoperative ICG injection were compared with those who did not in terms of ureterolysis length and duration, and operative time. RESULTS: = 0.02). No complications were reported at mean 6.8-month follow-up visit. CONCLUSIONS: The systematic use of intraureteral ICG prior to uterosacral ligaments endometriosis surgery may be safe and could assist in reducing the length of ureterolysis and operative time. Larger prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Indocyanine Green Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Laparoscopy Laparoscopy

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