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The Role of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Complex Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Navigation
Published on: January 31, 2025
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Fluorescence Guided Cholecystectomy by a Single Group: Initial 47 Procedures Experience in Mexico
Ariel de Jesus Martinez-Onate1, Alan de Jesus Martinez-Salas1, Vania Cazares-Garcia1
1Department of Surgery, Hospital Santa Coleta, Hospital Angeles del Pedregal, Mexico City, Mexico.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
|September 8, 2022
Summary
Fluorescence guided surgery using indocyanine green (ICG) significantly enhances visualization of biliary structures during cholecystectomy. This technique proved highly effective, achieving 95.7% visualization rates in a recent study.
Area of Science:
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Surgical Navigation
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
Background:
- Fluorescence guided surgery (FGS) utilizes indocyanine green (ICG), a dye primarily cleared by the liver and biliary system.
- ICG enables visualization of biliary tract structures, crucial for safe and adequate surgical procedures.
- Cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder, is a common procedure where biliary anatomy identification is critical.

