Comparing the accuracy of positive and negative indocyanine green staining in guiding laparoscopic anatomical liver resection: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Knowledge of the clinical liver anatomy has evolved with advanced imaging modalities and laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, precise anatomical resection knowledge has become the standard treatment for primary and secondary liver cancer. Segmentectomy, a parenchymal-preserving approach, is regarded as an option for anatomical resections in patients with impaired liver. Indocyanine green (ICG) staining is a promising method for understanding the anatomical borders of the liver segments. There are two methods of ICG staining (positive and negative), and the superiority of either approach has not been determined to date.

Methods and analysis

This is a prospective randomised controlled superiority clinical trial performed in a single centre tertiary hospital in Japan.

SUBMITTER: Alomari MAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature