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Economic Impact of Fluorescent Cholangiography

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Fluorescence Imaging for Surgeons

Abstract

In spite of the widespread popularity of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the incidence of bile duct injury remains higher that the open counterpart (02–0.7 %). Several methodologies have been advocated in order to reduce this incidence, however none of them are considered satisfactory. The unique ability of several fluorescent substances to be exclusively and completely excreted into the biliary tree has determined an exponential surge of this methodology for the surgery of the biliary tree. Besides the safety and reproducibility, this methodology appears also cost-effective. We present here a review of the current application of fluorescence in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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  1. Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL, 33331, USA

    Emanuele Lo Menzo M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, FL, 33331, USA

    Fernando D. Dip M.D., M.A.A.C., Samuel Szomstein M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S. & Raul J. Rosenthal M.D., F.A.C.S.

  3. Oncological Surgical Division, Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Hospital de Clinicas Buenos Aires, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Fernando D. Dip M.D., M.A.A.C.

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Lo Menzo, E., Dip, F.D., Szomstein, S., Rosenthal, R.J. (2015). Economic Impact of Fluorescent Cholangiography. In: Dip, F., Ishizawa, T., Kokudo, N., Rosenthal, R. (eds) Fluorescence Imaging for Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15678-1_9

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