Surgical Film Library-Indocyanine Green Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Post-hysterectomy for Uterine or Cervical Cancer. Is This Possible?

Indocyanine Green Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Post-hysterectomy for Uterine or Cervical Cancer. Is This Possible?

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Video Summary

Marilyn Boo, a gyne-oncology fellow, presents a novel technique for sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping using indocyanine green (ICG) injections in the upper vagina following hysterectomy for uterine or cervical cancer. Traditionally, ICG injections are made on the cervix, but after hysterectomy, the cervix is absent. Leveraging the shared embryological origin of the uterus, cervix, and upper vagina, she demonstrates successful SLN mapping via upper vaginal ICG injections. This method offers a potential option for lymph node assessment post-hysterectomy, though further studies are needed before it becomes standard practice.

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Marilyn Boo, Australia

Meta Tag

Procedure Type pelvic sentinel lymph node dissection

Route MIS-Laparoscopic

Skill Level Expert

Surgical Location Pelvis

Keywords

MIS-Laparoscopic

Pelvis

Expert

pelvic sentinel lymph node dissection

sentinel lymph node mapping

indocyanine green injection

upper vaginal injection

gyne-oncology

post-hysterectomy lymph node assessment

Marilyn Boo