According to doctors, when the baby was admitted to the hospital, the tumor had shown signs of necrosis and prolonged bleeding. With very little blood in newborns, continuous blood loss caused the patient to quickly fall into a blood loss shock and had to receive emergency blood transfusions.
Faced with the critical developments, the Neonatal Intensive Care Team and General Surgery - Oncology, Children's Hospital of the City, organized an emergency consultation to comprehensively assess and agree on a treatment plan. After carefully considering the benefits and risks, the doctors decided to perform an emergency surgery to stop the bleeding and completely remove the hemangioma.
This is considered a very difficult surgery. The tumor contains dense blood vessels, so the risk of massive bleeding during surgery is always present. Even a small mistake can cause the patient to lose a large amount of blood, threatening life.
Not only that, after removing the tumor, doctors also had to meticulously calculate each cut and the shaping plan with skin patches to both close the surgical wound and minimize the impact on the natural development of the face when the child grows up. The goal is not only to save the patient but also to help her have the opportunity to develop with a near-normal appearance in the future.
After surgery and intensive treatment, the patient's health progressed well. Ten days after surgery, the wound healed favorably, the tumor was completely removed and the baby was eligible for discharge in the joy of the family as well as the medical team.
According to the City Children's Hospital, the success of the case is the result of close coordination between many specialties, from resuscitation, surgery, anesthesia to nursing.
Doctors said that each patient saved not only brings a chance of survival for a child but also opens up a new future for the whole family. For rare and critical cases like the above, early detection, transfer to specialized medical facilities and timely intervention are decisive in preserving children's lives and quality of life.
