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case_images: Dendrite  Imaging system. The Dendrite  Imaging system employs a near-ultraviolet light (NUVL) source and filter system to detect fluorescent signals emitted by neural tissue. These signals then pass through a filter system within the camera head, are captured by a chip, and are transmitted to a dedicated software platform for real-time analysis, processing, and relay to a display screen, allowing the surgical team to observe neural structures clearly fluorescing.
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case_images: The operation was performed using the Dendrite  Imaging system to permit visualization of the surgical field under both standard operating room (white) light and NUVL (Fig. 1.).
case_images: Surgical field in near-ultraviolet light, revealing autofluorescence of the left ilioinguinal nerve (LIN) and its muscular branches. In white light, the LIN was difficult to distinguish from background tissue and none of its branches were visible.
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case_images: The hernial sac was treated after reducing its contents, and repair was performed using the Lichtenstein technique with a polypropylene mesh, fixed with polypropylene sutures, thereby avoiding direct contact with the ilioinguinal and other nerves previously identified under NUVL at fixing points in the muscular plane (Fig. 2).