Clinical trial of video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy using infrared thoracoscopy with indocyanine green

Shintarou Tarumi, N. Misaki, Yoshitaka Kasai, S. S. Chang, Tetsuhiko Go, H. Yokomise

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · 2013 · 102 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

VATS segmentectomy using IRT with ICG allows the maintenance of a clear surgical view and identification of the intersegmental line in a high proportion of cases. Therefore, we consider this method to be useful for minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

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