Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with aberrant bile duct detected by intraoperative fluorescent cholangiography concomitant with angiography: A case report. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tsuruda, Yusuke; Okumura, Hiroshi; Setoyama, Tetsuro; Hiwatashi, Kiyokazu; Minami, Koji; Ando, Kei; Wada, Masumi; Maenohara, Shigeho; Natsugoe, Shoji
• Is Part Of: International journal of surgery case reports. Volume 51(2018)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 16
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Aberrant bile duct -- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy -- Indocyanine green -- Intraoperative cholangiography; Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative -- Periodicals; Surgery; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.08.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2210-2612

Abstract

Highlights: Usefulness and safety of combined vascular and biliary fluorescent ICG imaging during laparoscopic cholecystectomy was reported. Aberrant bile ducts are rare anatomical variation and clinically important because of the susceptibility to injury during cholecystectomy. We encountered a case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with an aberrant bile duct detected by intraoperative fluorescent cholangiography concomitant with angiography. Abstract: Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard surgical treatment for patients with benign gallbladder disease. However, bile duct injury continues to be reported as a surgical complication. Intraoperative cholangiography is recommended to reduce the risk of bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Intraoperative cholangiography using indocyanine green, which is excreted into bile and shows fluorescence under infrared light, has recently been reported as useful in preventing bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We report here a case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with an aberrant bile duct detected by intraoperative fluorescent cholangiography concomitant with angiography. Presentation of case: An 82-year-old woman was diagnosed with cholecystolithiasis and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. An aberrant bile duct branching from the right side of the common hepatic duct was detected by intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescent cholangiography. Furthermore, we were able to confirm the cystic artery by reinjecting indocyanine green during the procedure. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed safely without injuring the aberrant bile duct, despite no recognition of the abnormality on preoperative computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Discussion and conclusions: Aberrant bile ducts are rare anatomical variation and clinically important because of the susceptibility to injury during cholecystectomy. Our case reported for the first time that fluorescence cholangiography concomitant with angiography was useful for identifying an aberrant bile duct and the cystic artery during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.