Near infrared indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography versus intraoperative cholangiography to improve safety in laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease-a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard surgical approach in the treatment of cholelithiasis. Diverse surgical techniques and different imaging modalities have been described to evaluate the biliary anatomy and prevent or early detect bile duct injuries. X-ray intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) and near infrared indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography (NIR-ICG) are safe and feasible techniques to assess biliary anatomy. The aim of this systematic review will be to evaluate if NIR-ICG can visualize extrahepatic biliary anatomy more efficiently and safer than IOC in minimally invasive cholecystectomy for gallstone disease.

Methods

Literature search will be performed via MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, Scopus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlle

SUBMITTER: Pavel MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896300 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature