Injecting Methylene blue into the gall bladder for delineation of bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/08/071843
- Lead Sponsor
- Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged between 20 and 65 will be included in this study.
Patients with diagnosis of symptomatic cholelithiasis and chronic cholecystitis confirmed by preoperative abdominal ultrasound.
Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Patients who are willing and give consent for this procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
Previous history of biliary surgery.
Previous history of malignancy involving the biliary tract.
Associated pancreatitis or hepatitis or jaundice.
Presence of contraindications to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Known allergy to methylene blue.
Not willing to provide informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br/ ><br>oNumber of cases in which anatomical variations in cystic duct noted <br/ ><br>oNumber of cases in which anatomical variations in common bile duct noted <br/ ><br>oNumber of cases in which injury to bile duct detected <br/ ><br>oNumber of cases in which bile leak/ spillage of dye noted <br/ ><br>oMean time taken for surgery <br/ ><br>oDuration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>Timepoint: During surgery - over 1 hour the above variables are measured. <br/ ><br>Duration of hospital stay calculated from the time of surgery to the time of discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of cases in which anatomical variations in cystic duct noted <br/ ><br>Number of cases in which anatomical variations in common bile duct noted <br/ ><br>Number of cases in which injury to bile duct detected <br/ ><br>Number of cases in which bile leak/ spillage of dye noted <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Mean time taken for surgery <br/ ><br>Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>