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“After intravesical instillation of hexaminolevulinate, porphyrins will accumulate intracellularly in bladder wall lesions. The intracellular porphyrins (including PpIX) are photoactive, fluorescing compounds which emit red light upon blue light excitation.”
“The elimination of hexaminolevulinate is biphasic with a rapid initial disposition phase with a half-life of 39 minutes, followed by a longer second disposition phase with a half-life of approximately 76 hours.”