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Profound hypotension after an intradermal injection of indigo carmine for sentinel node mapping
Youn Yi Jo1, Mi Geum Lee, Soon Young Yun
1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Abstract:
Intradermal injections of indigo carmine for sentinel node mapping are considered safe and no report of an adverse reaction has been published. The authors described two cases of profound hypotension in women that underwent breast-conserving surgery after an intradermal injection of indigo carmine into the periareolar area for sentinel node mapping.
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