Using indocyanine green (ICG), a standard reagent used in liver function tests, bile leaks from exfoliated liver sections can be detected with higher sensitivity than naked-eye observation. This presentation will introduce the technique of using ICG to detect bile leaks that cannot be detected by the naked eye.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9165200/

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