Indocyanine Green-Guided Near-Infrared Fluorescence Enhances Vascular Anatomy in Robot-Assisted DIEP Flap Harvest
William Nelson1, Daniel Murariu2,3, Andrea A Moreira3,4
1From the Department of Surgery, West Penn Hospital, Allegheny Health Network.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|June 19, 2023
Abstract
Summary:
Indocyanine green-guided near-infrared fluorescence imaging has gained clinical acceptance lately. This technology can be particularly advantageous in the case of robotic flap harvest. This article presents a new approach to deep epigastric pedicle dissection using indocyanine green-guided near-infrared fluorescence in the setting of robot-assisted deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps.
