Correlation between indocyanine green visualization time in the gastric tube and postoperative endoscopic assessment of the anastomosis after esophageal surgery

To evaluate the correlation between blood supply speed in the gastric tube (GT), assessed by the intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence method, and postoperative endoscopic assessment (PEA) of the anastomosis or anastomotic leakage (AL). The subjects of this retrospective analysis were 66 consecutive patients who underwent GT reconstruction using ICG fluorescence during esophageal surgery. We measured the ICG visualization time,...