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Live transplant for youngest patient a success
VietNamNet Bridge – At 9:00pm Monday, Prof. Tran Dong A, former Deputy Director of the HCM City-based Children’s Hospital 2, announced the operation on a 10-month-old baby was successful. The operation at the HCM City-based Children’s Hospital 2 The surgery started at 9:00am and finished at 9:00pm of the same day. Doctors faced some difficulties... Read more
Liver transplant for Vietnam’s youngest receiver successful
A group of Vietnamese and Belgian doctors have successfully performed a liver transplant on a 10-month-old baby, the youngest beneficiary ever in Vietnam, said a doctor of the operation team Monday. The donor was the mother, Le Thi Van Anh, who has regained consciousness. The baby, named Le Anh Minh Khue, is still on life support but scanning has shown the... Read more
Kidney transplant woman gives birth
A 20-year-old woman who had a kidney transplant at Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Ray Hospital two years ago has given birth to a healthy baby, the hospital said Wednesday. Dr. Tran Ngoc Sinh said the case was rare because, after a kidney transplant, patients have to take medicine that can damage a fetus.Dr. Sinh said the woman had received special care and... Read more