Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Dec 15, 2020; 12(12): 1407-1415
Published online Dec 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i12.1407
Robotic resection of liver focal nodal hyperplasia guided by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging: A preliminary analysis of 23 cases
Cheng-Gang Li, Zhi-Peng Zhou, Xiang-Long Tan, Zi-Zheng Wang, Qu Liu, Zhi-Ming Zhao
Cheng-Gang Li, Zhi-Peng Zhou, Xiang-Long Tan, Zi-Zheng Wang, Qu Liu, Zhi-Ming Zhao, Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Li CG and Zhou ZP contributed equally to this work and should be considered as co-first authors; Li CG and Zhou ZP analyzed and interpreted the data and wrote the manuscript; Tan XL, Wang ZZ, and Liu Q drafted the work and collected the data; Zhao ZM designed the study and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chinese PLA General Hospital.
Informed consent statement: All patients involved in the present study provided informed written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Cheng-Gang Li, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. lcgang301@126.com
Received: August 17, 2020
Peer-review started: August 17, 2020
First decision: September 21, 2020
Revised: September 28, 2020
Accepted: October 26, 2020
Article in press: October 26, 2020
Published online: December 15, 2020
Core Tip

Core Tip: Focal nodal hyperplasia (FNH) is a common benign tumor of the liver, which can be cured by local resection. The purpose of this study was to summarize the technique and feasibility of robotic resection of FNH guided by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging.