Feasibility of hand-assisted laparoscopic sentinel node biopsy in open endometrial cancer surgery.

The aim of this preliminary retrospective study was to assess the feasibility and accuracy of Indocyanine Green (ICG) sentinel node (SLN) sampling using a laparoscopic camera during open endometrial cancer surgery. Retrospective study. Fourteen women with endometrial cancer, not fit for a complete laparoscopic staging, underwent SLN mapping using the IMAGE1 camera during open surgery.