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Vietnam advanced medical procedures

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Late July 2026 saw Vietnamese hospitals broaden their high‑complexity portfolio. Earlier reports highlighted a stem‑cell infusion for dilated cardiomyopathy, a 50‑minute emergency PCI, emergency spinal fixation for a lumbar fracture, the nation’s first penile transplant, and successful treatment of necrotising fasciitis. Follow‑up accounts on 31 July confirmed those emergency surgeries and added two further milestones: a 60‑year‑old father donated a kidney to his adult son, marking the eighth living‑donor kidney transplant at Vietnam‑Sweden Hospital Uông Bí, and a 17‑year‑old underwent corrective surgery for a congenital heart defect, enabling a swift return to school. New reports from the same day expanded the scope to minimally invasive oncology and cardiac electrophysiology. At Hospital K, a 52‑year‑old woman with early‑stage lung cancer received a robot‑assisted lobectomy, achieving precise tumor removal with minimal blood loss and rapid recovery. Vinmec Cần Thơ performed a robot‑assisted colon cancer resection on a 75‑year‑old man, cutting costs by over 45 % while attaining complete excision. A 74‑year‑old man with ventricular tachycardia was implanted with an ICD, averting sudden cardiac death. ~~These additions illustrate~~ Further updates in early August showed Vietnam’s ~~continued diversification—from regenerative cardiology and urgent trauma care to organ donation,~~ pediatric ~~cardiac repair,~~ capabilities advancing. Bạch Mai Hospital treated a 5‑month‑old with bilateral retinoblastoma using intra‑arterial chemotherapy and ~~now advanced robotic oncology~~ prosthetic eye fitting after enucleation of the damaged eye. The Vietnam‑German Friendship Hospital performed pollicization surgery on a 5‑year‑old born without functional thumbs, restoring grip and ~~cardiac device therapy—signalling~~ fine‑motor function. These additions illustrate a health‑care system increasingly able to deliver ~~both cutting‑edge~~ cutting‑edge, life‑saving, and ~~life‑saving~~ reconstructive interventions ~~domestically.~~ across age groups.

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