V07-12 INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SPERMATIC CORD DENERVATION

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You have accessJournal of UrologySexual Dysfunction & Transgender (V07)1 Sep 2021V07-12 INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SPERMATIC CORD DENERVATION Alan Makedon, Jeffrey Morrison, and Granville Lloyd Alan MakedonAlan Makedon More articles by this author , Jeffrey MorrisonJeffrey Morrison More articles by this author , and Granville LloydGranville Lloyd More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002034.12AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic orchialgia continues to be a challenge for urologists to treat and for patients to live with. Currently, conservative treatment (rest, anti-inflammatory drugs, physical therapy, antidepressants) is the first line therapy for men struggling with chronic orchialgia. However, when these approaches fail, alternative therapies are required. Before resorting to orchiectomy, microsurgical spermatic cord denervation (MSCD) has been shown to significantly decrease pain with few side effects for the correctly-selected patient. Accurate microsurgical technique and especially avoidance of arterial injury is critical, especially for novice surgeons as well as in cases with aberrant anatomy. In this video presentation, we describe the novel use of indocyanine green (ICG) angiography in correlation with Doppler during robotic MSCD for the purpose of arterial localization and verification of preservation. METHODS: Robotic MSCD was performed in 10 cases of chronic orchialgia following failed conservative treatment and after a successful anesthetic cord block in the office. The procedure consists of a few distinct steps: division of the cremasteric muscle, isolation of the vas deferens and division of the central adipose tissue. ICG was injected twice in each procedure: to identify the testicular artery during central dissection and to confirm preservation of the artery at conclusion. Micro-doppler was used adjunctly to confirm findings. RESULTS: In all 10 patients, ICG angiography successfully identified the location and course of the testicular artery, including in cases of aberrant and re-operative anatomy. Doppler assessment confirmed this. CONCLUSIONS: ICG angiography during robotic MSCD is a novel technique to clarify spermatic cord arterial anatomy and is especially useful in the setting of prior surgery and developmental abnormality. This technique is a valuable adjunct to this procedure for novice surgeons, as well as producing visual documentation of successful arterial preservation, without adding significant time or complication. Source of Funding: None © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e554-e554 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Alan Makedon More articles by this author Jeffrey Morrison More articles by this author Granville Lloyd More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Loading ...