May 31, 2018 | 21:42 (GMT+7)
Island infirmary saves patient from appendicitis
PANO - Doctors and nurses at the Tho Chu Military-Civilian Infirmary in Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province, successfully performed an appendectomy on a patient.
Earlier, fisherman Nguyen Van D, (dwelling at Bai Ngu, Thao Chau commune, Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province), 45, experienced critical pain in his sub-umbilical (hypogastric) region. The infirmary’s doctors examined him and concluded that he had an acute appendicitis and needed urgent surgery.
The patient is now recovering well following the decisive action of the island’s medical team.
Translated by Chung Anh