Posts Tagged ‘ The Procedure ’

World’s 2nd bone marrow transplant for rare disease done in Vietnam 

January 18, 2012
World’s 2nd bone marrow transplant for rare disease done in Vietnam 

  Nguyen Viet Anh, 5, before (L) and 110 days after getting a bone marrow transplant to treat epidermolysis bullosa (EB) at the National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi Vietnam has become only the second country in the world to successfully use stem cell transplant to treat Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), an inherited connective tissue disease [...]

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Doctors give up on 90-kg tumor 

December 3, 2011
Doctors give up on 90-kg tumor 

Nguyen Duy Hai will not be able to get rid of his 90-kilogram tumor. Doctors at Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Tumor Hospital have decided against removing a local man’s 90-kilogram tumor, saying the procedure would cost the patient his life, VnExpress reported. They said Nguyen Duy Hai, 31, had pleural effusion, which would cause [...]

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Health ministry asked to comment on controversial brain surgery

October 31, 2009
Health ministry asked to comment on controversial brain surgery

Controversy over a new type of brain surgery for epileptic patients is putting pressure on the Ministry of Health to make an official statement on the procedure’s efficacy.   Dr. Pham Ty.LookAtVietnam – Controversy over a new type of brain surgery for epileptic patients, being performed at a hospital in the country’s central region, is putting [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...