PMC5425830_01
White light view (panel a) and PINPOINT view (panel b) of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the patient with a short cystic duct. CA: cystic artery, CHD: common hepatic duct, and CD: cystic duct.
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This allowed us to quickly switch between white light mode and NIR mode (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)). Triangle in the setting of a shortened cystic duct. This confluence was not easily seen with the regular white light mode (Figure 1(a)).
PMC5425830_02
White light view (panel a) and PINPOINT view (panel b) of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the patient with a long cystic duct and an anterior cystic artery. CA: cystic artery, CBD: common bile duct, and CD: cystic duct.
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PINPOINT NIR confirmed that the cystic duct coursed posterior to the cystic artery (Figure 2) and aided in direct visualization of abnormal anatomy.