Kidney Surgery Using Firefly Fluorescence (VIDEO)

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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Keith Kowalczyk, M.D., performs kidney surgery using Firefly fluorescence with da Vinci Surgical System to remove just the kidney tumor while sparing healthy tissue. Firefly lights up the blood supply and then the kidney in "firefly green."

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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