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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Volume 45, Issue 7, Pages 1753-1760Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hed.27387
Keywords
auto fluorescence; ICG; indocyanine green; near-infrared fluorescence; parathyroid
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This study aims to assess the efficacy of surgical magnification and intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) assisted near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) in improving parathyroid identification and viability assessment during thyroidectomy. The results of the study show that both surgical magnification and ICG-NIRF can effectively identify and preserve parathyroid glands, indicating their routine adoption in thyroidectomy.
BackgroundTo assess the promise of surgical magnification and of intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) assisted near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) in improving parathyroid identification and viability assessment during thyroidectomy. MethodsProspective comparative study. Parathyroid gland identification sequentially assessed by naked eye, surgical microscopy, and by NIRF imaging following ICG administration (5 mgIV). Parathyroid perfusion/vitality reassessed end-surgery by ICG-NIRF. ResultsAn expected total of 104 parathyroid glands were assessed in 35 patients (17 total-thyroidectomy, 18 hemi-thyroidectomy). 54/104 (51.9%) were identified by naked eye, and sequentially greater numbers identified by microscope magnification (n = 61; 58.7%; p = 0.33), and by ICG-NIRF (n = 72; 69.2%; p = 0.01). ICG-NIRF detected additional parathyroid glands in 16/35 patients (45.7%). Confident identification of at least one parathyroid remained unachieved in 5/35 by naked eye, in 4/35 by microscopic magnification, and in no patient by ICG-NIRF. ICG-NIRF indicated end-of-surgery devascularization in 12/72 glands and informed decisions regarding gland implantation. ConclusionSignificantly greater parathyroid glands are identified and preserved with surgical magnification and with ICG-NIRF. Both techniques merit routine adoption for thyroidectomy.
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