Lao Cai successfully performed laparoscopic liver resection surgery to remove tumor for cancer patient

The patient is Ms. Hang Seo S. 64 years old, Mong ethnic group, Muong Khuong commune.

Patient S. has had abdominal pain above the navel for about 6 months. After a long period of treatment with traditional medicine at home without improvement, the patient came to the hospital for examination and treatment.

Based on the results of clinical examination, tests, abdominal CT scan, and MRI, the patient was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma with a 5cm tumor in the left lobe of the liver. After a specialist consultation, the patient was assigned to undergo laparoscopic surgery to remove the entire left lobe of the liver to remove the tumor from the body.

After 1 hour of surgery, with the support of experts from the Central Hospital, the surgery was successful. The patient was cared for and resuscitated actively. After 2 days of surgery, the patient was able to eat and drink normally.

Ms. Ly Thi Ca, the patient's daughter-in-law, excitedly said: "The doctors took very good care of my mother. Now my mother's health is better, the surgery wound doesn't hurt as much, and my mother can eat porridge."

Regarding the surgery, Dr. To Minh Hung, Deputy Director of Lao Cai General Hospital No. 2, emphasized : “The biggest advantage of endoscopic surgery is the small incision, the amount of blood loss is negligible, for this patient we did not have to transfuse blood after surgery. In particular, during the procedure, the tumor is examined under a sharp endoscopic screen, magnified many times to help the doctor observe closely, the tumor is removed more thoroughly, after surgery the patient has less pain, quickly returns to normal life”.

Laparoscopic liver resection is a difficult technique but brings high treatment efficiency with many advantages: limited invasion and complications. The successful implementation of laparoscopic liver resection to remove tumors for cancer patients at the Hospital affirms a new step forward in the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer, helping patients save on treatment costs and reducing the burden on upper-level hospitals.

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