Surgical endoscopy
Application of indocyanine green fluorescence for hilar bile duct identification and management in laparoscopic hemi-hepatectomy (with video).
Atsuro Fujinaga, Takahiro Mizui, Daisuke Ban, Akira Ito, Kei Kitamura, Ryosuke Umino, Akinori Miyata, Satoshi Nara, Minoru Esaki
Published: 202610.1007/s00464-025-12509-3
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic hemi-hepatectomy using the individual transection method (ITM) for tumors with hilar involvement is technically challenging due to the complex biliary anatomy. Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence cholangiography has the pote…
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