The Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital has successfully performed a laparoscopic living donor surgery. — Courtesy of the hospital
HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): In a medical first for Vietnam surgeons at the 108 Military Central Hospital have performed a liver transplant from a live donor using a non-invasive technique.
During the five-hour laparoscopic surgery, a section of the right liver from the donor was transferred to the recipient. The patient is recovering well after the operation.
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