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Results: SLN procedure was associated with a complication rate of 0%, a median number of dissected lymph nodes of 2 (range 0\u201313), and a median hospitalization following surgery of 5 (range:2\u201323) days. Systemic lymphadenectomy and one-sided pelvic lymph node resection were associated with the highest percentage of complications (12% and 25%; p = 0.0030), while the post-surgery course was uneventful for the selective lymphadenectomy group and SLN. Complication rates were the highest in patients with obesity and severe obesity (5.1% and 9.1%, respectively). The number of lymph nodes resected dropped numerically with increasing BMI. Successful ICG injection and SLN mapping were significantly more frequent in SLN procedures. Conclusions: Our study showed that SLN mapping was characterized by a low complication rate and short hospitalization following surgery, and obesity appeared to be related to a higher complication rate. 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