The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2009

Laparoscopic sentinel node mapping using combined detection for endometrial cancer: a study of 33 cases—is it a promising technique?

  • Emmanuel Barranger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic and Breast cancers, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33-1-49-95-84-09; fax: +33-1-49-95-84-03
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  • Yann Delpech, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic and Breast cancers, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
    • ,
  • Charles Coutant, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic and Breast cancers, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
    • ,
  • Gil Dubernard, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Serge Uzan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic and Breast cancers, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
    • ,
  • Emile Darai, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecologic and Breast cancers, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France

Received 8 May 2007 ,Revised 22 October 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00276-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.10.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2009

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