In the world of kidney cancers, robotic surgery was a huge breakthrough. Then came the robotic partial nephrectomy which allowed surgeons to keep part of the kidney in tact for the patient. Now, with a new technology called Firefly, surgeons can help their patients even one step further.
Firefly is a dye that lights up a bright firefly green (hence the name Firefly) which under a floroscopic camera can light up various items, such as blood flow to a tumor, distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells and then verify after the tumor has been removed that the blood supply has been restored to the kidney.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has established kidney cancer as one of the ten most common cancers in America.
For the full article, visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605143424.htm.
Firefly is a dye that lights up a bright firefly green (hence the name Firefly) which under a floroscopic camera can light up various items, such as blood flow to a tumor, distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells and then verify after the tumor has been removed that the blood supply has been restored to the kidney.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has established kidney cancer as one of the ten most common cancers in America.
For the full article, visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605143424.htm.
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