Vietnam enters list of countries with successful bowel transplant

The bowel transplant from live donors, considered one of the most difficult organ transplant techniques, was performed in Vietnam for the first time in history at Hanoi-based Military Hospital 103. With this success, Vietnam has become the 20th country in the world to perform such a complex surgery, Director of the Military Medical University Prof. Dr. Lieut. Gen. Do Quyet said. The operations were performed on October 27-28 by doctors of Military Hospital 103 and their colleagues from Japan’s Tohoku University Hospital. The first patient, Nguyen Van D., a 42-year-old man, received a healthy bowel from his younger brother, 40, while the second patient, Lo Van T., 26, got a bowel from his mother, 47. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Doctor performs the first bowel transplant. The first patient, Nguyen Van D., a 42-year-old man, received a healthy bowel from his younger brother, 40, while the second patient, Lo Van T., 26, got a bowel from his mother, 47. The operations were performed on October 27-28 by doctors of Hanoi-based Military Hospital 103 under the Military Medical University and their colleagues from Japan’s Tohoku University Hospital. The Vietnamese hospitals sent doctors to learn from Japanese doctors at Tohoku Hospital in 2018 as well as invited Japanese doctors to come to the hospital to share experience and provide consultancy in the field. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

At the operating theatre, or operating room, a facility within a hospital where surgical operations are carried out in an aseptic environment. This is a major success of Vietnam’s organ transplant. The successful surgery would open up more opportunities for patients who are in need of bowel transplants, Director of the Military Medical University Prof. Dr. Lieut. Gen. Do Quyet said. In January, Vietnam conducted the world's first limb transplant from a live donor. The operation was carried out by doctors of the Central Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi. It was the first transplant of limb from a living donor in Southeast Asia and the world as well. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

 Doctors of Hanoi-based Military Hospital 103 under the Military Medical University and their colleagues from Japan’s Tohoku University Hospital perform the surgery. Both male patients had suffered from impaired bowel function following surgery years ago. They were Nguyen Van D., 42-year-old and Lo Van T., 26, receiving healthy bowels from their younger brother and mother, respectively. After surgery, both bowel donors are in stable health conditions. The two patients are under intensive care with their survival indicators being closely monitored by doctors. The successful surgery would open up more opportunities for patients who are in need of bowel transplants. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Doctors of Vietnam and Japan perform the surgery. Bowel transplant from live donors is considered one of the most difficult organ transplant techniques. With this success, Vietnam has become the 20th country in the world to perform such a complex surgery. In related news, a month ago, doctors from the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi successfully completed 23 organ transplants within 13 days, marking a significant step forward for multi-organ procedures conducted in the country. The operations comprised three cases of heart, four of liver, and 16 of kidney transplants, with 15 organs taken from donors. Each successful surgery serves to prove the capabilities of medical experts and doctors at the hospital. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The transplanted organs are donated by family members of the patients. They were their younger brother and mother. Both patients had suffered from impaired bowel function following surgery years ago. After surgery, both bowel donors are in stable health conditions. The two patients are under intensive care with their survival indicators being closely monitored by doctors. It was not the first time doctors at the 103 Military Hospital and the Vietnam Military Medical University have teamed up with Japanese experts to perform organ transplants. Together they performed the first human lung transplant in Vietnam on a 6-year-old boy in February 2017. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Vietnam has made itself into the list of a total of 22 countries across the globe that successfully carried out bowel transplants from live donors, considered one of the most difficult organ transplant techniques. Many scientific and technological advancements applied successfully in organ transplants in the recent past. The first human lung transplant in Vietnam was conducted in 2017, while a ten-year-old became the youngest patient to receive a transplanted heart after a 10-hour surgery at the Vietnam-Germany Hospital in the same year. This January, doctors of the Central Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi conducted the world's first limb transplant from a live donor. It was the first transplant of limb from a living donor in Southeast Asia and the world. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Health workers look after the patients after the surgery. The operations were performed on October 27-28 by doctors of Hanoi-based Military Hospital 103 under the Military Medical University and their colleagues from Japan’s Tohoku University Hospital. After surgery, both bowel donors are in stable health conditions. The two transplanted are under intensive care with their survival indicators being closely monitored by doctors. The supply of tissue and organs is still far below demand in Vietnam, with over 10,000 organ failure patients waiting for donors. The first organ transplant involving a brain-dead donor was conducted at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City in 2010. Since then, similar surgeries have been carried out at the Vietnam-Germany Hospital, the Military Medical University and the Hue Central Hospital. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Taking care of the patients after the surgery. The first patient, Nguyen Van D., a 42-year-old man, received a healthy bowel from his younger brother, 40, while the second patient, Lo Van T., 26, got a bowel from his mother, 47. After surgery, both bowel donors are in stable health conditions. The two transplanted patients are under intensive care with their survival indicators being closely monitored by doctors. The successful surgery opened up more opportunities for patients who are in need of bowel transplants, as well as helped Vietnam enter the list of 22 countries across the globe that successfully carried out bowel transplants from live donors. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The transplanted patients are in stable conditions. They are under intensive care with their survival indicators being closely monitored by doctors. For the first time in history, Vietnamese doctors have successfully carried out two bowel transplants from live donors, considered one of the most difficult organ transplant techniques. Deputy Minister of National Defence Rear Admiral Pham Hoai Nam praised efforts of the Hanoi-based Military Hospital 103’s medical works for the successful operations and asked the hospital to make more achievements, contributing to the development of the medical sector of Vietnam and to expand medical cooperation with countries with advanced development in the health sector to get access to and update modern medical technology in health check-up and treatment. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Japanese Prof Wada Motoshi of Tohoku University Hospital (third from left) poses for a group photo with officials of the Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam. He was among surgeons taking part in the operations. It was not the first time that doctors at the 103 Military Hospital and the Vietnam Military Medical University have teamed up with Japanese experts to perform organ transplants. Together they performed the first human lung transplant in Vietnam on a 6-year-old boy in February 2017. The Military Hospital 103 sent doctors to learn from Japanese doctors at Tohoku Hospital in 2018 as well as invited Japanese doctors to come to the hospital to share experience and provide consultancy in the field. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Prof. Wada Motoshi of Japan’s Tohoku University Hospital examines health condition of a patient. Vietnam and Japan have enjoyed sound cooperation in the health sector over the years. In 2016, JICA and Cho Ray Hospital jointly implemented a technical cooperation project to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment. A delegation of Japanese medical doctors led by Director of Juntendo Hospital Atsushi Amano in August 2018 worked with leading officials of the Military Hospital 175 under Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence to transfer surgical techniques. The two sides shared experience in medical cooperation, along with training and advanced technology transfer to treat communicable diseases, orthopaedics, cardiology, cancer and more. (Photo: VietnamPlus)