Rectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria of this study is the patients with stage 0-IV rectal cancer, and other rectal tumors (gastrointestinal stromal tumor, neuroendocrine tumor) who does not undergo preoperative therapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria of this study is the patients with the histories of allergy for indocyanine green, iodine, and other materials. The patients who do not agree to participate in the study are also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome of this study is the data collection of lymphovascular network in the anorectal region. The patient was administered general anesthesia, and then indocyanine green is injected into the submucosa at the anal canal. Intraoperatively, the lymph flow around the anal canal was observed using a laparoscopic near-infrared camera. The data will be the qualitatively, and statistic analyses will not be conducted. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Hakodate Municipal Hospital Department of Gastroenterological Surgery