ArticleSurgical endoscopy2020
Fluorescence-based cholangiography: preliminary results from the IHU-IRCAD-EAES EURO-FIGS registry.
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The trial behind it
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Safety of Laparoscopic ChOlecystectomy Performed by Trainee Surgeons With Different CHolangiographic Techniques
Randomized Clinical Trial for the Optimization of Indocyanine Green Administration in Near-infrared Fluorescent Cholangiography During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review on the use of artificial intelligence to identify anatomical structures during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a tool towards the future.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Fluorescence guided surgery imaging systems for breast cancer identification: a systematic review.Journal of biomedical optics · 2024Pooled it
- European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) consensus on Indocyanine Green (ICG) fluorescence-guided surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Pooled it
- DOse and administration Time of Indocyanine Green in near-infrared fluorescence cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DOTIG): a randomized clinical trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Computer-assisted quantification and visualization of bowel perfusion using fluorescence-based enhanced reality in left-sided colonic resections.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Trial
- Computer vision augmented indocyanine green near-infrared fluorescence (ICG-NIRF) signal-to-background ratio (SBR) for identification of extrahepatic biliary structures in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence for Automated Recognition of Hepatocystic Anatomy During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Current Evidence, Clinical Readiness, and Future Directions.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Feasibility of laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) in colorectal surgery: a prospective comparison with indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence angiography.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Low‑dose indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: visualization performance across validated risk scores.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Seeing beyond white light: fluorescence for safer laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Short-interval intravenous indocyanine green administration in pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective evaluation of visualization and safety.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Observational
- Surgical outcomes of conventional versus indocyanine green fluorescence-guided laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis: a propensity score-matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided surgery in the emergency setting: the WSES international consensus position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Article
- Fluorescence Cholangiography for Extrahepatic Bile Duct Visualization in Urgent Mild and Moderate Acute Cholecystitis Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Near-infrared cholangiography with intragallbladder indocyanine green injection in minimally invasive cholecystectomy.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Review
- Indocyanine green: The guide to safer and more effective surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Observational
- Utility of indocyanine green fluorescent dye in emergency general surgery: a review of the contemporary literature.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy assisted by combined intravenous and intracholecystic fluorescent cholangiography: a case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
- Simultaneous, Multi-Channel, Near-Infrared Fluorescence Visualization of Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Using Indocyanine Green and Methylene Blue: A Demonstration in a Porcine Model.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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20 authors at 12 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
introductionNear-infrared fluorescence cholangiography (NIRF-C) is a popular application of fluorescence image-guided surgery (FIGS). NIRF-C requires near-infrared optimized laparoscopes and the injection of a fluorophore, most frequently Indocyanine Green (ICG), to highlight the biliary anatomy. It is investigated as a tool to increase safety during cholecystectomy. The European registry on FIGS (EURO-FIGS: www.euro-figs.eu ) aims to obtain a snapshot of the current practices of FIGS across Europe. Data on NIRF-C are presented.
methodsEURO-FIGS is a secured online database which collects anonymized data on surgical procedures performed using FIGS. Data collected for NIRF-C include gender, age, Body Mass Index (BMI), pathology, NIR device, ICG dose, ICG timing of administration before intraoperative visualization, visualization (Y/N) of biliary structures such as the cystic duct (CD), the common bile duct (CBD), the CD-CBD junction, the common hepatic duct (CHD), Visualization scores, adverse reactions to ICG, operative time, and surgical complications.
resultsFifteen surgeons (12 European surgical centers) uploaded 314 cases of NIRF-C during cholecystectomy (cholelithiasis n = 249, cholecystitis n = 58, polyps n = 7), using 4 different NIR devices. ICG doses (mg/kg) varied largely (mean 0.28 ± 0.17, median 0.3, range: 0.02-0.62). Similarly, injection-to-visualization timing (minutes) varied largely (mean 217 ± 357; median 57), ranging from 1 min (direct intragallbladder injection in 2 cases) to 3120 min (n = 2 cases). Visualization scores before dissection were significantly correlated, at univariate analysis, with ICG timing (all structures), ICG dose (CD-CBD), device (CD and CD-CBD), surgeon (CD and CD-CBD), and pathology (CD and CD-CBD). BMI was not correlated. At multivariate analysis, pathology and timing remained significant factors affecting the visualization scores of all three structures, whereas ICG dose remained correlated with HD visualization only.
conclusionsThe EURO-FIGS registry has confirmed a wide disparity in ICG dose and timing in NIRF-C. EURO-FIGS can represent a valuable tool to promote and monitor FIGS-related educational and consensus activities in Europe.
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