Feasibility of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging for intraoperative identification of parathyroid glands during thyroid surgery. Issue 2 (11th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: van den Bos, Jacqueline; van Kooten, Lottie; Engelen, Sanne M. E.; Lubbers, Tim; Stassen, Laurents P. S.; Bouvy, Nicole D.
• Is Part Of: Head & neck. Volume 41:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 340
• Page End: 348
• Publication Date: 2018-12-11
• Subjects: indocyanine green -- near‐infrared fluorescence imaging -- NIRF -- parathyroid gland -- thyroidectomy; Head -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neck -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Head -- Periodicals; Neck -- Periodicals; Face -- Periodicals; 617.51059
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.25451
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-3074

Abstract

Abstract: Background: This study assessed the feasibility of near‐infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) to identify the parathyroid glands (PGs) intraoperatively and to assess their perfusion after thyroid resection. Methods: Patients undergoing elective thyroidectomy were enrolled in this prospective study. An intravenous bolus of 7.5 mg ICG was administered twice: the first bolus to identify the PGs before resection of the thyroid and the second to assess vascularization of the PGs after resection. Results: A total of 30 operations in 26 patients were included. In 17 surgeries (56.7%), fluorescence imaging was of added value, especially to confirm the presence of a suspected PG. No intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred because of the use of ICG. Conclusion: Near‐infrared fluorescence imaging with the use of ICG for intraoperative identification of the PGs and the assessment of its vascularization is feasible and safe and can provide more certainty about the location of the PGs.