Near-infrared cholangiography can increase the chance of success in laparoscopic approaches to common bile duct stones, even with previous abdominal surgery

Table 2 White/NIR visualization in NIR-CC

ICG injection route	No	Difficulty^a I, II/III-V	White/NIR visualization
ICG injection route	No	Difficulty^a I, II/III-V	CD^b	CBD	Upper margin	Lower margin
IV	11	4/7	3/4	5/9	4/7	5/7
PTCD	4	1/3	0/2	0/4	0/3	0/2
PTGBD	6	1/5	1/4	0/5	0/3	1/3
Total	21	6/15 (28.5%/71%)	4/10 (22%/55%) (P:0.08)	5/18 (24%/85%) (P: 0.001)	4/13 (19%/62%) (P:0.012)	6/12 (29%/57%) (P:0.07)

ICG Indocyanine green, IV Intravenous, NIR Near Infrared, PTCD Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography and Drainage, PTGBD Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage
^aNassar operative difficulties or Adhesion score
^bTotal of 18 cases, 3 patients had received cholecystectomy before

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