Doctors from two hospitals have collaborated to perform the first kidney transplant in the Mekong Delta region. Photo: BVCC.
More than 20 doctors and medical staff of the hospital, including the kidney removal team, kidney washing team, and kidney transplant team, coordinated smoothly with the direct support of Associate Professor, Dr. Dr. Thai Minh Sam (Head of Department of Urology, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City) and the team of Cho Ray Hospital. After 5 hours of surgery, urine appeared after ureteral anastomosis; The kidney transplant was successful in the burst of joy of the team of both hospitals.
After surgery, the health conditions of both the donor and recipient were stable and were transferred to the special care area for monitoring.
After 2 weeks of kidney surgery, the patient’s kidney donor has now recovered and returned to normal life. The patient receiving the kidney is in stable health, paraclinical indicators have progressed favorably, and the patient’s kidney functions have recovered almost to normal.
According to Specialist II doctor Pham Thanh Phong, Deputy Director of Can Tho Central Hospital, the success of the above kidney transplant marked a particularly important milestone in the professional development of the Hospital in particular and the medical industry in particular. Mekong Delta economy in general. Because kidney transplant surgery is a special technique, only performed in large medical centers across the country, requiring high expertise and technique.” To deploy this technique, simultaneous development is required. Department of many specialties. This success has contributed to improving the quality of treatment for people, helping people have the opportunity to access and receive the best treatment with the most advanced techniques right in the Mekong Delta.” Deputy Director of Can Tho Central Hospital said.
It is known that after the first successful kidney transplant, there are currently 3 more pairs of cases registered to perform kidney donation and transplant procedures at Can Tho Central Hospital. These cases will be carefully consulted, and screening tests will be performed to assess suitability to consider kidney transplant indications in the future.