Cho Ray Hospital announced on Friday that the transplant was carried out on a male patient, Vi Van, 54, who was suffering from the last stage of kidney failure. The man had to undergo hemodialysis for a long time before the transplant.
"Van's wife, Tran Thi, 51, decided to donate one of her kidneys," the hospital said. "However, Van and his wife have different blood groups and such a transplant was yet to be performed in Vietnam."
Vi Van and his wife and doctors and Cho Ray Hospital
Cho Ray Hospital was carrying out a national-level scientific research project on incompatible kidney transplantation, and the patient was luckily selected for the surgery.
The patient underwent a renal transplant on December 29, 2021, and two days after the surgery, the kidney function returned to normal, doctors said on January 21.
Follow-up examination carried out on January 21 showed that the couple had recovered well. The husband, after the kidney transplant, was able to eat and walk normally.
“I’m extremely happy, I feel as if I was born the second time,” said the husband.
Dr. Nguyen Tri Thuc, director of Cho Ray Hospital said the successful operation on people with incompatible blood groups has opened up life-saving opportunities for patients suffering from end-stage renal failure.
