Fluorescent cholangiography enables real-time identification of biliary anatomy during dissection of Calot's triangle. This simple technique may become standard practice for avoiding bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, replacing radiographic cholangiography.

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and the risk related to the administration of ICG is quite small (approximately 0.003% at doses in excess of 0.5 mg/kg). 6 With further refinements in image resolution, fluorescent IOC may become the optimal tool to confirm biliary tract anatomy for safer laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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