Laotian patient successfully treated for congenital hemolytic anemia complications at Cua Dong General Hospital

The patient's father recounted: "Recently, my child often had prolonged stomach pain and pale skin. I took him to many places for examination but the disease was not detected. Many of my family and neighbors were also treated at Cua Dong General Hospital, so they introduced me here."

Not disappointing the patient's expectations, Deputy Director of Professional Affairs, Head of Surgery Department of Cua Dong General Hospital - Master. Doctor, Doctor Thai Doan Cong directly examined and discovered that patient Py Boutchan Thalt needed urgent surgery or else he would face dangerous complications.

After consultation, the doctors immediately performed laparoscopic splenectomy on the patient. After more than 1 hour, the surgery was successful, 2 days after surgery the patient was stable and recovering well.

Thalassemia is a genetic disease, caused by a gene mutation or deletion of certain important gene segments. The rate of patients with this thalassemia in our country is about 10% of the population.

In addition to patients with congenital hemolytic disease, patients with splenic rupture or pathological spleen requiring surgery will also be directly performed by doctors at Cua Dong General Hospital. This has brought many advantages to the patient's family as they do not have to be transferred to a central hospital for treatment, helping to save on medical examination and treatment costs.

Especially for Lao patients, the healthcare system in some provinces bordering Vietnam is still facing many difficulties, doctors from Nghe An province have become "saviors" and relatives of patients from neighboring countries. Every year, the hospital receives hundreds of Lao patients for treatment; receiving the trust of the Lao people.

Many poor patients have been supported by the hospital, creating all conditions to share with the sick; in especially difficult cases, the hospital also created conditions to completely waive hospital fees, making the patient's family extremely grateful.