Indocyanine green dye and its application in gastrointestinal surgery: The future is bright green

Figure 3 A 60-year-old patient undergoing elective liver cyst deroofing for a symptomatic solitary benign epithelial liver cyst was injected with 7 mL of indocyanine green dye after insertion of camera port. A: Liver enhancement at 10 min; B: After 20 min of injection shows the dye enhances the liver and cyst wall remains unenhanced; C: How indocyanine green (ICG) guidance can avoid transecting the liver parenchyma during cyst wall excision; D: The cyst wall with positive ICG staining is excised using stapling technology to reduce bile leak risk. ICG: Indocyanine green.