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JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
Volume 25, Issue 6, Pages 486-492Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2014.0248
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Background: The aim of this study was to test and validate a novel noninvasive method for intraoperative visualization of extrahepatic bile ducts during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Injury to the common bile duct (CBD) is a rare but major complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Most injuries occur when anatomy is unclear due to the presence of anatomic variations, acute inflammation, or adhesions. Patients and Methods: Thirty patients were included, and each received an intravenous injection of 0.05mg/kg of indocyanine green (ICG) (ICG-Pulsion((R)); PULSION Medical Systems AG, Munich, Germany) prior to the start of surgery. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed according to standard procedures. The CBD and cystic duct (CD) were visualized before and during dissection of the liver hilus using a conventional laparoscopic camera and a recently developed near-infrared (NIR) camera (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). Results: Using ICG-NIR, the CBD and CD could be visualized 11 minutes (P=.008) and 8.6 minutes (P=.001) earlier than with a conventional camera. Both early (20/30 patients) and late (26/30 patients) identification of the CBD with ICG-NIR was significantly more frequent compared with conventional images (2/30 and 10/30, respectively; P<.001). One postoperative bilioma required re-admission and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography with stent placement. Conclusions: Identification of the CBD and CD using a low dose of ICG and the NIR camera was both faster and more frequent compared with conventional laparoscopic images during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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