Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Cholangiography and Intraoperative Angiography With Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Indocyanine Green Fluorescent Cholangiography and Intraoperative Angiography With Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, a Randomized Controlled Trial

This was a double blinded, randomized, controlled trial involved patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A double blinded, randomized, controlled trial involved patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Ain-Shams University Specialized Hospital in the period from January 2020 till July 2021. Group A (n=60) underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the usual white light, Group B (n=58) underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with ICG florescence cholangiography and intraoperative ICG florescence arteriography.

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults (from 18 to 75 years old)
• suffering from a gall bladder disease
• with valid indication for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (e.g., calculus gall bladder with cholecystitis)
• accepted to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with history of previous biliary surgery
• Patients with abdominal malignancy
• Patients with advanced chronic liver disease
• pregnant women