About this trial
This study aims to explore the value of indocyanine green (ICG) in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection for early gastric cancer.The patients with early gastric adenocarcinoma (cT1, N-/+, M0) will be studied.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age from 18 to 75 years
Primary gastric adenocarcinoma (papillary, tubular, mucinous, signet ring cell, or poorly differentiated) confirmed pathologically by endoscopic biopsy
Clinical stage tumor T1 (cT1), N0/+, M0 at preoperative evaluation according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual Eighth Edition. Preoperative staging was made by conducting mandatory computed tomography (CT) scans and an optional endoscopic ultrasound
No distant metastasis, no direct invasion of pancreas, spleen or other organs nearby in the preoperative examinations
Disqualifiers
Women during pregnancy or breast-feeding
Severe mental disorder
History of previous upper abdominal surgery (except laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
History of previous gastrectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Indocyanine Green