This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Prospective randomized trial of use of in-house prepared low-cost radiopharmaceutical versus commercial radiopharmaceutical for sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with early stage invasive breast cancer. World J Surg 2018; 42: 1391-1395.

Published: 6th February 2019

Authors: Agarwal G, Rajan S, Mayilvaganan S, Mishra A, Krishnani N, Gambhir S et al.

Conclusion

This small trial that included 29 procedures showed that the low cost preparation was cheaper, but as effective as standard radiopharmaceutical. There were no allergic reactions.

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