Indocyanine green-enhanced fluorescence to assess bowel perfusion during laparoscopic colorectal resection

Anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery is a severe complication. One possible cause of anastomotic leakage is insufficient vascular supply. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and the usefulness of intraoperative assessment of vascular anastomotic perfusion in colorectal surgery using indocyanine green (ICG)-enhanced fluorescence.Between May 2013 and October 2014, all anastomosis and resection margins in colorectal...