# Medical procedures in Vietnam > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/medical-procedures-in-vietnam > Updated: 2026-09-10T01:52:02.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. Medical professionals in Vietnam have reported successful outcomes for several patients presenting with complex respiratory and vascular conditions. In late August, doctors at Xuyen A General Hospital removed a fish bone from the bronchus of a 70-year-old man, stabilizing him after a period of persistent coughing and significant weight loss. Concurrently, surgeons at Gia Dinh General Hospital performed a bypass surgery using a saphenous vein graft to treat a 71-year-old man suffering from bilateral superficial femoral artery occlusions. By mid-September, surgeons at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases addressed a critical case involving a 54-year-old man. The patient presented with a massive lung abscess and respiratory distress. A multidisciplinary team discovered the abscess was caused by a fistula from the right colon that had breached the diaphragm. Surgeons successfully drained the abscess and repaired both the diaphragm and the intestinal fistula, leading to the patient’s recovery. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-10: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases surgeons perform life-saving surgery Surgeons at Vietnam's National Hospital for Tropical Diseases saved a 54-year-old man by treating a massive lung abscess caused by a gastrointestinal fistula through emergency surgery. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/national-hospital-for-tropical-diseases-surgeons-perform-life-saving-surgery ### 2026-08-25: Medical professionals in Vietnam treat complex respiratory and vascular cases Doctors in Vietnam successfully treated a 70-year-old man for a fish bone lodged in his bronchus and a 71-year-old man for severe bilateral femoral artery occlusions. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-professionals-in-vietnam-treat-complex-respiratory-and-vascular-cases --- Cite as: Medical procedures in Vietnam. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/medical-procedures-in-vietnam