On June 25, Hoan My Cuu Long Hospital informed that the unit had just successfully performed interventricular patchwork surgery on a 7-year-old boy.
According to information from the hospital, the family said that the boy Thach Tony (7 years old, address in Tra Vinh province) was often tired, cold hands and feet and slow to gain weight despite eating and living normally.
During a free congenital heart screening in the locality, the doctor discovered that the baby had a raised peritoneal facility (ie an abnormal opening between the two compartments of the heart). The 6x6mm pine gap is large enough to cause abnormal blood flow, causing increased blood flow to the lungs and increasing the burden on the heart.
Notably, the child was accompanied by an open-venture atherosclerosis. This condition occurs when part of the valve leaves are sucked into the pine hole, causing the valve to no longer close as usual. If not intervened early, it can lead to serious conditions such as heart failure, high lung pressure, endometriosis or severe aortic valve failure.
After consultation, the doctors prescribed early intervention surgery to prevent disease progression. With the support of non-profit organizations in the field of community health care including: Heart Understanding Fund, Vietnam Heart disease Organization - The VinaCapital Foundation and Healing Heart Heart Vietnam, the family has reduced the financial burden in the journey to treat her child.
The open heart surgery took place in more than 1 hour, the doctors used a low-invention surgical technique to cross a small duct 3 - 4 cm in the middle of the chest. The surgical team approached the heart and patched the port with a tropical heart muscle, limiting the impact on the aorta valve.
After surgery, the child recovered well, his health was stable and he was discharged after 5 days of treatment and continued to be monitored for outpatient follow-up.
MSc.BS.CKII. Tran Phuoc Hoa - Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery - Thoracic Surgery - Resuscitation after heart surgery, said that congenital heart disease is one of the common defects in children. If detected early and treated promptly, the possibility of recovery is very high. Tony's case is a clear demonstration of the effectiveness of the free heart disease screening program being implemented in many provinces and cities.
