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. 2020 May 23;30(9):1390–1396. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001289

Table 2.

Sentinel lymph node procedure

Point of injection; n (%) 95% CI
Utero-ovarian ligament stump
 Not applicable (HT performed) 5 (25)
 Unilateral 14 (70)
 Bilateral 1 (5)
Utero-ovarian ligament migration (n15)
 No 1 (6.7)
 Unilateral 13 (86.7)
 Bilateral 1 (6.7)
Infundibulopelvic ligament stump
 Unilateral 19 (95)
 Bilateral 1 (5)
Infundibulopelvic ligament migration (n20)
 No 0 (0)
 Unilateral 16 (80)
 Bilateral 4 (20)
SLN detection rate; n (%)
 Pelvic (n15) 14 (93.3) 66% to 100%
 Paraortic (n20) 20 (100) 80% to 100%
 Pelvic and para-aortic 19 (95) 73% to 100%
 Pelvic and/or para-aortic 20 (100) 80% to 100%
SLN detection method; n (%)
 Intra-operative lymphography 1 (5) 0% to 27%
 Tc 99m 20 (100) 80% to 100%
 ICG 19 (95) 73% to 100%
 Both (Tc 99m+ ICG) 20 (100) 80% to 100%
Time after injection [Mean±SD (Range)]; min 53±15 (30–80) 46.5 to 60.8 min

HT, hysterectomy; ICG, Indocyanine green; SLN, sentinel lymph node.