Use of fluorescence imaging technology to identify peritoneal endometriosis: a case report of new technology

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2014 Apr;24(2):e63-5. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31828fa28d.

Abstract

Indocyanine green has long been used to determine the vascularity of various anatomic structures. Endometriosis is a disease that features neovascularization as a part of its pathologic process. Presented is a case of detecting endometriosis with indocyanine green using the fluorescence imaging technology built into the daVinci Si surgical platform.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coloring Agents
  • Endometriosis / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Indocyanine Green
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Optical Imaging / methods*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Indocyanine Green