First successful lung transplant in Vietnam

On the morning of February 22, Military Hospital 103, Military Medical Academy held a press conference to announce the first lung transplant in Vietnam.

According to GS. Do Quyet, Director of Military Medical Academy, Ly Chuong Binh (7 years old, Quan Ba ​​district, Ha Giang province) had congenital bronchitis spreading both lungs. This disease makes patients always fall into severe respiratory distress, severe malnutrition, can die at any time. Only a lung transplant has the opportunity to save a patient's life. The person who gave the lungs was Mr. Ly Cu G. (born in 1989, his father gave birth to Binh) and Mr. Ly Cu T. (born in 1987, is the uncle of Binh's grandson).

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Press conference to announce the first successful lung transplant.

After surgery, the health of two people for the lungs is stable while Mr. Binh, the recipient of the lungs is being monitored, the survival indicators are stable and are receiving active treatment.

According to BS. Decisions, the lungs function to expand so that even if one lung lobe is cut, one part of the lung, even one lobe, can expand and fill up the cavity immediately, performing the function of the lungs. Therefore, after cutting a part of lung, lung function, the patient quickly returned to normal. This is the reason that after only one day of surgery to remove a part of the lung for transplanting for the patient, both of them have healthy lungs.

Earlier, in November 2016, the Military Medical Academy was assigned by the Ministry of Science and Technology to carry out the project "Research on lung or one lung lobe transplantation from living donors and brain-dead people " under the Research Research Program. use and develop advanced technology for community health protection and care. The project leader is Prof. Dr. Do Quyet, Director of the Academy.

After receiving the task, the Institute has actively implemented research and preparation of facilities, equipment, supplies, drugs and chemicals and sent staff to study techniques and exchange lung transplant experience. on patients at Okayama University Hospital, Japan.

Also according to BS. Decided, this surgery in addition to leading doctors also received the support of Japanese expert Oto Takahiro, Director of Okayama University Organ Transplant Center. At the announcement, Mr. Oto Takahiro also appreciated the results of the surgery and put his trust in Vietnamese doctors who will continue to perform successfully without the support of Japanese experts.