European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 552-558 , June 2010

Sentinel node mapping with indocyanine green (ICG) and infrared ray detection in early gastric cancer: An accurate method that enables a limited lymphadenectomy

  • W. Kelder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Nimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • N. Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • N. Mitsumori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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  • G.M. van Dam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • BioOptical Imaging Center Groningen (BICG), The Netherlands
    • ,
  • K. Yanaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Digestive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 3433 1111x3420; fax: +81 3 3438 3930.

,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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☆ Dr Kelder was sponsored as a clinical fellow by the Dutch Cancer Society (RUG 2008-4382).

PII: S0748-7983(10)00095-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.04.007

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 552-558 , June 2010

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