ArticlePatient safety in surgery2019
The role of indocyanine green fluoroscopy for intraoperative bile duct visualization during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an observational cohort study in 70 patients.
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Comparison of Administration of Indocyanine Green (ICG) for Image-Guided Laparoscopic Cholocystectomy- A Randomized, Controlled, Prospective Trial
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) consensus on Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescence-guided surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Pooled it
- Use of indocyanine green in complex biliary reconstruction for Strasberg E4 injury.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Describing What Surgeons See: Visual Orientation Strategies in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Across Imaging Conditions.Journal of surgical education · 2026Observational
- A novel biliary-specific near-infrared fluorescent dye (BL-760) enhances visualization of the biliary tree in a swine inflammatory model of bile duct obstruction.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Golden vision: The potential of yellow enhancement in laparoscopic abdominal surgeries and surgical education.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Review
- Multimodal treatment combining neoadjuvant therapy, laparoscopic subtotal distal pancreatectomy and adjuvant therapy for pancreatic neck-body cancer: Case series.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Indocyanine green fluorescence improves safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the Fundus First technique: a retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- A novel flexible near-infrared endoscopic device that enables real-time artificial intelligence fluorescence tissue characterization.PloS one · 2025Article
- Review
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a gallbladder with a short cystic duct draining to the accessory right anterior hepatic duct using indocyanine green fluorescence imaging: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- The use of indocyanine green and near-infrared imaging in laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy for the management of stump cholecystitis: A case series.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
- Near-infrared cholangiography with intragallbladder indocyanine green injection in minimally invasive cholecystectomy.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Review
- Efficacy and outcome of indocyanine green-based intraoperative cholangiography using near-infrared fluorescence imaging: A prospective study.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2024Article
- Laparoscopic choledocholithotomy and transductal T-tube insertion with indocyanine green fluorescence imaging and laparoscopic ultrasound: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Review
- Indocyanine green dye and its application in gastrointestinal surgery: The future is bright green.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Review
- Laparoscopic management of combined cholecystogastric and cholecystocolonic fistulae.BMJ case reports · 2023Article
- Preliminary results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy using real-time indocyanine green fluorescence: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Intracholecystic versus Intravenous Indocyanine Green (ICG) Injection for Biliary Anatomy Evaluation by Fluorescent Cholangiography during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Systematic review of the role of indocyanine green near-infrared fluorescence in safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundBile duct injury is the most feared complication during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Real-time intraoperative imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) might reduce the risk of bile duct injury by improving visualization of the biliary tree during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We compared the outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with and without real-time ICG.
methodsA retrospective analysis of the data of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with and without ICG in a referral centre for minimally invasive surgery was performed. We hypothesized that laparoscopic cholecystectomy with real-time ICG enables a better identification of the biliary tree and thus increases surgical safety. The outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with and without ICG were compared using the duration of surgery, the rate of bile duct injury, the rate of conversion, complications and the length of stay.
resultsSeventy patients including 29 with and 41 without ICG underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy within the period of investigation. The median duration of surgery was 53.0 vs. 54.0 min while the median length of stay was 2.0 d in the group with and without ICG respectively. The rate of conversion was 2.4% in the group without ICG, while no conversion was performed in the group with ICG. NO bile duct injury occurred in both groups. These differences were not statistically significant.
conclusionLaparoscopic cholecystectomy with real-time indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography enables a better visualization and identification of biliary tree and therefore should be considered as a means of increasing the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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