18 – 19 March, the ISFGS Foregut Symposium will be held. This year’s program will again include an updated extensive review of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic surgery, and how surgeons from around the globe are incorporating these tools of the future into their practices today.
The 19th St.Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference will take place at the Austria Center Vienna from March 12 – 15, 2025. The Conference will feature updates on all relevant facets of EBC care as well as state of the art lectures and hot topic debates and conclude with the renowned St.Gallen Consensus Session which formulates the world’s foremost experts’ recommendations to treat EBC around the globe.
2025 Barcelona Breast meeting will be held in Sant pau hospital, 12 – 14 March, Barcelona. Main topics covered will be reconstructive, aesthetic & oncological procedures
The programme will offer in person sessions, debates, symposia, workshops, live surgery, mystery cases, YO sessions, YO lounge, plus updates on all ophthalmic sub-specialties.
Near-infrared ICG imaging aids real-time margin detection in laparoscopic liver resection, achieving 100% R0 status without complications.
ICG angiography enables rapid, precise flap perfusion assessment in breast-conserving surgery, improving outcomes and reducing morbidity.
ICG-guided segmentectomy offers precise tumor margins, shorter operations, and 100% survival in early lung lesion resections.
ICG aids tumor resection, biliary mapping, and liver function in kids’ hepatobiliary surgery. Safe, promising, but lacks standardization.
ICG imaging lowers leak, reop, and sepsis rates in colorectal surgery and may save $19M over 5 years, per health tech assessment.
ICG + 99mTc showed highest bilateral SLN detection in endometrial cancer. Study spans 29 Spanish centers and 1221 patients.
ICG reduces skin flap necrosis by 40%, severe necrosis by 63%, and reoperations by 51% after mastectomy. Meta-analysis confirms.
ICG fluorescence angiography reduced clinical anastomotic leak rates vs. standard care in rectal cancer surgery, with no ICG-related adverse events.
An anatomy-based ICG lymphography protocol helps assess lymphedema after neck dissection, revealing new drainage pathways and dermal backflow.
Review of IOC, ICG fluorescence, LUS, and ERCP in pediatric biliary surgery, highlighting benefits, limitations, and future innovations.
ICG angiography enables safer, earlier division in cross-leg free flaps by confirming perfusion, improving outcomes in complex limb salvage.
Continuous ICG imaging effectively tracked renal perfusion changes in pigs, showing strong correlation with flow, especially via slope metrics.
MUV Taskforce defines multimodal imaging criteria to diagnose and monitor MEWDS, aiding in accurate uveitis classification and care.
Review of MIS hepatectomy, robotic surgery, and ICG imaging in liver cancer care, with insights into novel ablation techniques like histotripsy.
ICG fluorescence enables real-time assessment of meniscal vascularity during knee arthroscopy, with age- and site-specific differences observed.
ATHLONE, IRELAND – Diagnostic Green Ltd (Diagnostic Green) is pleased to announce the approval of Verdye (Indocyanine Green, ICG) for intraoperative identification of sentinel lymph
ICG fluorescence shows higher SLN detection and sensitivity than gamma tracing in head and neck cancer. Promising tool for staging accuracy.