Free face cranial deformities for poor children

From April 24 to April 30, children with pre-nasal meningitis will be given free surgery by surgeons at Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City. Families with children with this disease, registered with Cho Ray Hospital from now until April 20, 2006.

Nearly 20 doctors from Australia Smile Surgery (OSA), in conjunction with the doctors of the Department of Traumatic Trauma - Cho Ray Hospital will conduct surgery for children whose brain escapes through the gap of the region. Nasal waves and congestion in the nose, causing deformities is a soft, enlarged tumor.

The doctors will open the skull cap, cut the hernia, regenerate the meninges and orthopedic surgery. Each operation lasts from 16-20 hours.

If patients in Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces have the same pathology, they can register directly with the Department of Brain Trauma in Cho Ray Hospital from now until April 22, 2006 for examination and surgery.

A baby in Gia Lai had facial skull defects (left photo) and had surgery to return the normal face ( middle photo ). After that, the baby was sent to care by her mother, an ethnic person ( right ). Photo: TS-BS Luong Minh Man (Cho Ray Hospital)

Known in Western Europe, America, Australia, Japan, China . this rate is 1 / 35,000 newborns. But in countries like Thailand, Malaysia, the rate is 1 / 5,000

In Vietnam, this disease is often concentrated in ethnic people living in Gia Lai, Dak Lak . Until now, the cause is unknown, why the disease is concentrated in this area but according to TS-BS Luong Minh Man. , head of the Department of Brain Trauma-Cho Ray Hospital, the cause may be due to genetic diseases or poor mothers during pregnancy.

Especially lack of flolic acid, an essential element for the formation of the nervous system during early pregnancy.

Previously, in December 2004, OSA operated 4 cases.

By 7/2005, the Department of Brain Trauma in Cho Ray Hospital successfully operated for 18 other cases.

The patients are mainly children of Jarai and K'hor ethnic groups, Ede, aged 1 -16 years old. They are now recovering well.

Thu Phuong