Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Esophageal Cancer Using ICG Dye and NIR Imaging

Patients will receive a perilesional injection of indocyanine green (ICG) before the laparoscopic phase of the esophagectomy.

Real-time near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging will be performed by use of the Novadaq PINPOINT minimally invasive system with a laparoscopic camera.

Any identified SLNs will be dissected during the standard completion lymphadenectomy and esophagectomy.