Dystopic retrohepatic gallbladder and cholecysto-choledocho lithiasis: the rendez-vous and indocyanine green fluorescence

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Feb 6;6(3):522-526. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1130. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a well-known procedure for the treatment of most gallbladder diseases. Sometimes, it could be very difficult, in the presence of aberrations regarding the cystic duct, the cystic artery, or the gallbladder itself. Fluorescence laparoscopy using indocyanine green could be very useful for all the situations of anatomy aberrations.

Keywords: Dystopic; gallbladder; green indocyanine; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; rendez‐vous; retrohepatic.

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