Table 1 Literature concerning SLN biopsy in early endometrial cancer
From: Laparoscopic management of early endometrial cancer: current status
Author (reference) | Number of patients | Injection techniquea | Surgical technique | SLN detection (%) | Average number of SLN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burke et al. [32] | 18 | PBD | Laparotomy | 67.0 | 2.0 |
Holub et al. [31] | 25 | PBD | Laparoscopy | 84.0 | 2.0 |
Pelosi et al. [34] | 16 | PBD+RGD | Laparoscopy | 94.0 | 1.5 |
Barranger et al. [35] | 17 | PBD+RGS | Laparoscopy | 94.1 | 2.6 |
Lelievre et al. [36] | 12 | PBD+RGS | Laparoscopy | 91.6 | 3.0 |
Niikura et al. [37] | 28 | RGS | Laparotomy | 2.0 | 3.1 |
Raspagliesi et al. [38] | 18 | RGS | Hysteroscopy | 100.0 | 3.0 |