Indocyanine green—a potential to explore: narrative review

Objective: Laparoscopic surgery is the standard approach for treatment of early stages gastric cancer, as there no evidence to recommend it in more advanced cancers. The minimally invasive technique associated with some complications, most concerning which anastomotic leakage. Moreover, aspects this approach, like lymphadenectomy extension, are still debated. In last years, indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging was introduced laparoscopic improve visualization anatomical and pathological structures. purpose review article delve into all possible applications ICG cancer surgery.