Previously, on May 30, while fishing at sea, Chuong fisherman showed signs of fatigue, indigestion, dull pain around the navel, then pain in the right iliac fossa; was taken by the fishermen on the fishing boat BD 5 TS to Phan Vinh island for treatment.

Military medical officer on Phan Vinh island, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province performed emergency surgery on fisherman Nguyen Huy Chuong. 

Through examination, the island's military doctor diagnosed: The patient had acute appendicitis at the 64th hour and indicated surgery to remove the inflamed appendix, wash the abdomen, and drain it. After more than an hour of operation, the surgery was successful. Currently, the patient's health is stable and continues to stay on the island for monitoring and treatment.

Patient Nguyen Huy Chuong was born in 1973, from Hoai Hai commune, Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province; is a fisherman on the fishing boat BD 98040 TS, owned by Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, who lives in the same locality.

News, photos: NGUYEN NINH – XUAN LA