# Medical surgical advancements in Vietnam > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/medical-surgical-advancements-in-vietnam > Updated: 2026-09-14T02:18:16.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Medical professionals in Vietnam have performed several complex surgeries to treat serious tumors and vascular conditions in elderly and middle-aged patients. Initial reports highlighted successful minimally invasive procedures at Tam Anh General Hospital and Bai Chay Hospital. These included a transurethral resection of bladder tumors for an 82-year-old woman and an endovascular stent procedure to treat severe carotid artery stenosis in a 79-year-old man. Subsequent medical interventions involved more invasive surgeries for advanced conditions. At Viet Duc University Hospital, surgeons performed a total bladder removal and urinary tract reconstruction for a 51-year-old man with late-stage bladder cancer. Additionally, at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital, a surgical team removed a rare Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) from the duodenum of a 66-year-old man to address critical gastrointestinal bleeding. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-14: Medical teams in Vietnam perform complex surgeries for cancer and rare tumors Vietnamese doctors successfully performed major surgeries on a 51-year-old with late-stage bladder cancer and a 66-year-old with a rare duodenal GIST tumor. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-teams-in-vietnam-perform-complex-surgeries-for-cancer-and-rare-tumors ### 2026-09-10: Medical professionals in Vietnam treat elderly patients for tumors and artery blockages Doctors in Vietnam successfully treated an 82-year-old woman for multiple bladder tumors and a 79-year-old man for severe carotid artery stenosis and blockage. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-professionals-in-vietnam-treat-elderly-patients-for-tumors-and-artery-blockages --- Cite as: Medical surgical advancements in Vietnam. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/medical-surgical-advancements-in-vietnam