Accordingly, on March 17, a surgical team of the hospital conducted an endoscopic surgery to take the left lobe of a liver from a living donor for the liver transplant. It is the surgery for the youngest patient at the Central Military Hospital 108.
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Prof., Dr., Lieutenant General Mai Hong Bang, Director of the Central Military Hospital 108 inquires after the child. |
Previously, doctors of the Children's Hospital 2 conducted a surgery to remove part of the liver of the child because of the malignant hepatoblastoma. After the surgery, the tumor continued to grow in the remaining part of the liver. The child then receives 10 cycles of chemotherapy at home and abroad. However, the tumor did not respond to treatment and the Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) tumer marker continued to increase.
According to the results of PEP/CT scan in Thailand, the only choice to save the child is liver transplant. The family decided to take him to Central Military Hospital 108.
According to Senior Colonel Dr. Le Van Thanh, Deputy Head of the Institute of Digestive Surgery and Director of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery under the Central Military Hospital 108, the surgery is complicated because the children’s health is not good with symptoms such as bone marrow suppression, anemia, and decreased white blood cells. Dr. Thanh said the surgery requires high professional expertise and modern medical equipment as well as close coordination between surgical teams.
After the consultation of the hospital's professional council, the surgical team conducted an endoscopic surgery to take the left lobe from a living donor, who is the child’s aunt, to transplant it to the child. The surgery is successful after seven hours.
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A week after the surgery, the child’s health is stable now. |
A week after the surgery, the child’s health is stable now. He can talk clearly and move quickly. His health parameters are within normal ranges. He was taken to the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery for further treatment.
This is the third time that the Central Military Hospital 108 conducted an endoscopic surgery to take the part of a liver from a living donor for the liver transplant. The success of the surgery mark a new development of the transplant sector and bring hopes to patients.
Translated by Trung Thanh