ICG Lymphography in a 4-week Postmortem Cadaver: Implications for a Supermicrosurgery Training Model.
ICG Lymphography in a 4-week Postmortem Cadaver: Implications for a Supermicrosurgery Training Model.
- 2021
Surgical models are invaluable resources for training and for research and innovation. In the field of supermicrosurgery (SM), options for surgical models remain limited and imperfect. We report the use of a fresh, previously frozen 4-week postmortem cadaveric specimen for successful distal to proximal indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography of the upper extremity. Our technique was confirmed with handheld SPY fluorescence imaging, which visualized a clearly defined, linear lymphatic system. By outlining a straightforward, reproducible method of lymphatic mapping in cadaveric specimens, our group aims to expand the frontiers of surgical models for SM. Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
English
2169-7574
10.1097/GOX.0000000000003468 [doi] PMC7997089 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Surgery/Plastic Surgery
Journal Article
Surgical models are invaluable resources for training and for research and innovation. In the field of supermicrosurgery (SM), options for surgical models remain limited and imperfect. We report the use of a fresh, previously frozen 4-week postmortem cadaveric specimen for successful distal to proximal indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography of the upper extremity. Our technique was confirmed with handheld SPY fluorescence imaging, which visualized a clearly defined, linear lymphatic system. By outlining a straightforward, reproducible method of lymphatic mapping in cadaveric specimens, our group aims to expand the frontiers of surgical models for SM. Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
English
2169-7574
10.1097/GOX.0000000000003468 [doi] PMC7997089 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Surgery/Plastic Surgery
Journal Article