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Interest of Intravenous Cholangiography With Indocyanine Green in the Context of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Grade 1 and 2 Acute Gallstone Cholecystitis

Interest of Intravenous Cholangiography With Indocyanine Green, Compared to Contrast Cholangiography, in the Context of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Grade 1 and 2 Acute Gallstone Cholecystitis: Prospective, Monocentric, Randomized Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04103762
Acronym
VIFCAL
Enrollment
156
Registered
2019-09-25
Start date
2019-10-01
Completion date
2024-07-09
Last updated
2025-09-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cholangiopathy, Cholecystitis, Acute, Lithiasis

Keywords

acute lithiasis cholecystitis, intraoperative cholangiography, indocyanine green, cholecystectomy

Brief summary

Acute lithiasis cholecystitis (ALC) is the third most common cause of surgical emergency admission. The initial treatment of ALC associates a medical support and a cholecystectomy, preferentially performed laparoscopically in the first 5 days of evolution. During the surgery, intraoperative cholangiography (CPO) using a contrast product is the gold standard to identify the bile ducts. However CPO is performed in approximately 30% of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for ALC is associated with an increase in the rate of biliary ducts injuries compared with cholecystectomy for symptomatic vesicular lithiasis, evaluated at 0.8 % versus 0.1 %. Its higher rate is related to local inflammation that alters the biliary anatomy and complicates the identification of the bile ducts. Indocyanine green facilitates the visualization of extrahepatic biliary structures, which could reduce the risk of biliary wound and shorten the operating time.

Interventions

PROCEDURElaparoscopic cholecystectomy

laparoscopic cholecystectomy

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTsystematic intraoperative cholangiography

systematic intraoperative cholangiography in both groups (use of Indocyanine Green in ICG group and Iomeron in the CPO group)

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Adults patient (\>18 years old) * Patients requiring laparoscopic cholecystectomy for grade 1 or 2 acute gallstone cholecystitis according to Tokyo recommendations confirmed by radiological morphological examination * Acute lithiasis cholecystitis (ALC) evolving for less than 5 days * Patients affiliated to a social security scheme

Exclusion criteria

* Antecedent of biliary tract surgery * Antecedent of cholecystectomy * Contraindication to laparoscopy * Contraindication to surgery * Cholecystectomy by laparotomy out of hand * Grade 3 cholecystitis according to Tokyo recommendations * Acute alithiasis cholecystitis * Cirrhosis * Conversion for gangrenous ALC * Patient with an allergy to indocyanine green * Pregnant or lactating woman, childbearing age without effective contraception * Minor patient * Physical or psychological state that does not allow participation in the study, patient under guardianship or curatorship or patient deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision (according with articles L 1121-6 and L 1121-8 of the French Public Health Code)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change of surgical procedure after Indocyanine green injectionday 0 = the day of the surgeryChange of surgical procedure after Indocyanine green injection compared to intraoperative cholangiography (CPO) using a contrast product as the gold standard to identify the bile ducts. Indocyanine green facilitates the visualization of extrahepatic biliary structures, which could reduce the risk of biliary wound and shorten the operating time.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Comparison of CPO (intraoperative cholangiography) achievement rates with visualized rates of the main bile duct via indocyanine greenday 0 = the day of the surgeryComparison of CPO (intraoperative cholangiography) achievement rates with visualized rates of the main bile duct via indocyanine green
Comparison of biliary element recognition rate during laparoscopic cholecystectomy between CPO (intraoperative cholangiography) group and Indocyanine green injection (ICG) group before dissectionday 0 = the day of the surgeryComparison of biliary element recognition rate during laparoscopic cholecystectomy between CPO (intraoperative cholangiography) group and Indocyanine green injection (ICG) group before dissection
Comparison of biliary element recognition rate during laparoscopic cholecystectomy between CPO (intraoperative cholangiography) group and Indocyanine green injection (ICG) group after dissectionday 0 = the day of the surgeryComparison of biliary element recognition rate during laparoscopic cholecystectomy between CPO (intraoperative cholangiography) group and Indocyanine green injection (ICG) group after dissection

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026