(Baonghean.vn) - As the creator of the endoscopic thyroid surgery technique, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong - Director of the Central Endocrinology Hospital is honored by the world medical industry as a doctor with golden hands. The endoscopic thyroid surgery technique has been named the "Dr. Luong" technique. Every year, many professors and doctors from other countries come to Vietnam to study this technique.
Last week, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong returned to Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital to transfer endoscopic thyroid surgery techniques.
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| The surgical team proceeded to anesthetize the patient. The patient was Ms. Chu Thi Van, residing in Hung Dung ward (Vinh city). |
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| Preparing surgical instruments for Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong to perform endoscopic surgery to remove a thyroid tumor using the technique named after him. |
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Dr. Luong makes an incision from the armpit and under the chest up with a small skin incision, maximum length of only 1cm, leaving the smallest scar, effective in aesthetics. |
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Dr. Luong's endoscopic thyroid surgery method is considered by experts around the world to be the most perfect today. |
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| 'Golden Hands' skillfully performs surgery, which is considered more accurate than robots. |
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| Dozens of doctors from Nghe An Endocrinology Hospital came to learn and closely followed every move of this surgical master. |
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| Perfect cuts do not harm the nerves and neighboring glands of the thyroid gland, helping the patient not feel discomfort when swallowing, breathing, and the recovery time is short. |
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| In less than 15 minutes, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong removed the tumor and placed it in a specialized tool. |
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| To remove a thyroid lobe in Singapore costs from 6-10 thousand USD, the fastest surgery time is within 2 hours. In Korea, thyroid surgery with robots takes nearly 2 hours, while Associate Professor, Dr. Luong's surgical technique does not require complicated endoscopic surgical equipment, and only costs about 300 USD. |
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| Doctors perform the final steps of the endoscopic surgery - removing the tumor from the patient's body. |
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| Recovering from laparoscopic surgery, patient Chu Thi Van in Hung Dung ward - Vinh city happily shook hands to thank Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Ngoc Luong. |
Thanh Son
