Abdominal pathologic lymph nodes
Conditions
Interventions
In the study patients will be randomized between the use of a surgical
navigation system or not. The operation itself will be perforemed according to
current clinical practice, and the navigation sy
Sponsors
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age >= 18 Scheduled for open abdominal surgery Planned removal of at least 1 extra-regional lymph node suspect on imaging, as assessed by the specialist who will perform the operation Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Metal implants in the pelvic area which could influence the 3D modelling or navigation accuracy Contra-indication for contrast enhanced CT scanning
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary: The main study parameter is the percentage of successful procedures, in which failure is defined as : Presence of residual target lymph nodes on follow-up imaging | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary: • Time to localization and removal of the lymph node • Overall surgery time • Number of individual retreived lymph nodes • Blood loss • Operator satisfaction • Health related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L, QLQ-C30, and QLQ-CR29 or QLQ-PR25) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed