The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Fluorescence or X-ray cholangiography in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized clinical trial.
Safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy may necessitate biliary imaging, and non-invasive fluorescence cholangiography may have advantages over contrast X-ray cholangiography. This trial compared fluorescence and X-ray cholangiography for visualization of the critical junction between the cystic, common hepatic and common bile ducts. ⋯ Fluorescence cholangiography was confirmed to be non-inferior to X-ray cholangiography in visualizing the critical junction during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Registration number: NCT02344654 ( http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).