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Objective: Radio isotopes and blue dyes alone or in combination are the most commonly used tracer agents in sentinel node (SN) biopsy for early breast cancer. Recent studies have found fluorescence method using indocyanine green (ICG) as a promising technology with fewer disadvantages. Materials and Methods:Retrospective analysis of our database that included patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer scheduled for breast surgery and SN biopsy between 2016 and January 2021. Patients who underwent detection using fluorescence-ICG were included in this study.Results: A total of 47 patients were included. Median age was 50 (range: 24-78) years. Mean tumor size was 3.4 ± 1.5 cm. All patients received ICG injection and 11 received a combination of ICG and blue dye. Forty-five successful SN identifications with ICG were performed and 99 nodes retrieved. Eleven procedures were undertaken after initial systemic therapy. Twenty-four patients had at least one positive SN for malignancy. Mean follow up was 29.2 months and no axillary recurrence was noted during the study period. Conclusion:ICG appears to be a feasible and accurate method for SN biopsy with high identification rate. This is the first study of ICG in sentinel node biopsy in a North African population.

The development of uterine pathologies usually involves transvaginal ultrasonography, possibly supplemented by hysteroscopy. Recent technical developments in ultrasound have given rise to a new exploration technique: hysterosonography or ultrasound with contrast enhancement. Hysterosonography has emerged today in the study of the uterine cavity with a precise analysis of the endometrial mucosa and related pathologies. Objectives: To determine the contribution of hysterosonography in uterine cavity pathologies, and appraise the performance of this examination in the evaluation of the uterine cavity by comparing it to vaginal ultrasound and diagnostic hysteroscopy. A retrospective study of 39 hysterosonography examinations was performed in the Gynecology and