The role of indocyanine green fluoroscopy for intraoperative bile duct visualization during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an observational cohort study in 70 patients

Autor: Peter C. Ambe, Jens Plambeck, Victoria Fernandez-Jesberg, Konstantinos Zarras
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Patient Safety in Surgery, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1754-9493
DOI: 10.1186/s13037-019-0182-8
Popis: Abstract Background Bile 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. Methods A 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. Results Seventy 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. Conclusion Laparoscopic 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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