Diseases of the digestive tract and biliary pancreas are increasingly common.

Nowadays, diseases of the digestive tract and pancreatic bile are increasingly common. Most patients are detected at a late stage, with poor prognosis, especially for chronic and malignant diseases. With the remarkable development of endoscopic technology, most digestive diseases, including early stage cancer, can be detected promptly.

Associate Professor Nguyen Cong Long, Director of the Center for Digestive and Hepatobiliary Diseases (Bach Mai Hospital), said so at the 10th Digestive Science Conference, organized by Bach Mai Hospital in collaboration with the Nagoya Asia Digestive Medicine Development Association (NAG) on November 15 in Hanoi, with the participation of leading experts from Japan, Thailand and Taiwan (China).

Speaking at the Workshop, Associate Professor Vu Van Giap - Deputy Director of Bach Mai Hospital emphasized that the cooperation between the Center for Digestive and Hepatobiliary Diseases (Bach Mai Hospital) and Nagoya University started in 2013, with the milestone of establishing the Vietnam-Japan Digestive Endoscopy Center in July 2014, creating a sustainable foundation for academic exchange and technology transfer. After a temporary suspension due to COVID-19 in 2020, the two sides resumed activities and successfully organized the 8th Workshop (2023) and the 9th Workshop (2024), aiming to expand the scale and depth of cooperation.

"Bach Mai Hospital is committed to continuing to invest synchronously in equipment and human resources, helping the field of digestive endoscopy catch up with world medical advances," said Associate Professor Vu Van Giap.

In the treatment of diseases related to the digestive tract, Associate Professor Nguyen Cong Long analyzed that Bach Mai Hospital is currently implementing the submucosal dissection (ESD) technique - a pioneering method from Japan in the treatment of early digestive tract cancer. Precancerous lesions, often in the form of colorectal polyps, when detected early can be completely removed by ESD, helping patients recover completely without open surgery.

This modern endoscopy system allows experts to accurately assess the extent of benign or malignant lesions, whether they have invaded the mucosa or not, and from there decide whether ESD is appropriate. If the patient is detected at an early stage, the patient only needs a colonoscopy to separate the mucosal area containing cancer. This is a minimally invasive method, helping to treat thoroughly without requiring a long recovery time.

Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) based interventions for diseases have increased to bring more opportunities to patients. This technique is very significant in diagnosing cancer at an early stage or detecting tumors deep in the abdomen with minimal invasiveness. However, in Vietnam, the number of medical centers with EUS and doctors who can use EUS is still limited.

At the workshop, delegates focused on discussing the technique of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) - a pioneering technology developed in Japan - and its application experience in treating precancerous lesions and early cancers of the digestive tract. This was followed by reports updating the application of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis and intervention of biliary-pancreatic diseases from Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.../.

(Vietnam+)

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