Robot-assisted fluorescent sentinel lymph node identification in early-stage colon cancer.

"Declarations DisclosuresDaan J. Sikkenk and Esther C. J. Consten received grants from the ‘European Association for Endoscopic Surgery’ and ‘Stichting het Stichts Gastroenterologisch Genootschap’ for this study, but the funding had no role in the study. Esther C. J. Consten and Paul M. Verheijen are proctors for Intuitive Surgical. Daan J. Sikkenk, Andrea J. Sterkenburg, Thijs A. Burghgraef, Halil Akol, Matthijs P. Schwartz, René Arensman, Paul M. Verheijen, Wouter B. Nagengast and Esther C. J. Consten have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. Disclosures Daan J. Sikkenk and Esther C. J. Consten received grants from the ‘European Association for Endoscopic Surgery’ and ‘Stichting het Stichts Gastroenterologisch Genootschap’ for this study, but the funding had no role in the study. Esther C. J. Consten and Paul M. Verheijen are proctors for Intuitive Surgical. Daan J. Sikkenk, Andrea J. Sterkenburg, Thijs A. Burghgraef, Halil Akol, Matthijs P. Schwartz, René Arensman, Paul M. Verheijen, Wouter B. Nagengast and Esther C. J. Consten have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose."

"Funding This research was funded by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery 2020 and ‘Stichting het Stichts Gastroenterologisch Genootschap’ 2020 grant. Funding had no role in the design of the study; in data collection, analyses, or interpretation; in writing the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the study. No right of review of the data or manuscript was requested or provided."

"Ten consecutive patients were identified from multidisciplinary team meetings at the large teaching hospital Meander Medical Center (the Netherlands). Preoperative work-up included colonoscopy (with biopsy) and thoracoabdominal computed tomography according to current guidelines []. The study was approved by the local medical ethics committee (MEC-U, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands, NL71065.100.19) and registered at https://trialsearch.who.int/ (formerly registered at www.trialregister.nl, NL8901) before inclusion of the first patient."