For the first time, a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City performed a special surgery to treat urinary cancer.

(Dan Tri) - A 6-hour completely endoscopic surgery performed for the first time by doctors at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City saved a man with prostate cancer.

On July 28th, a representative from Nguyen Trai Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) informed Dan Tri newspaper that doctors there had recently performed a special surgery to treat a patient with prostate cancer.

The patient is Mr. NTK (73 years old). According to his medical history, during treatment for cardiovascular disease in March, Mr. K. was diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia via a general abdominal ultrasound. The patient subsequently received medication to treat the benign prostatic hyperplasia.

At the end of May, the patient underwent a blood test for screening and received results suggesting suspected prostate cancer. Mr. K. was then prescribed a prostate MRI, which revealed an enlarged and abnormal area in the prostate gland, indicating a high risk of cancer.

By early June, the patient's pathology results confirmed a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer in the right lobe. Bone scintigraphy showed no metastasis.

At this stage, the patient is thoroughly advised on three treatment options: prostate radiation therapy combined with monthly hormone chemotherapy, radical prostatectomy, or palliative care.

After two weeks of consideration and preparation, the patient and his family decided to undergo a radical prostatectomy via extraperitoneal endoscopy at Nguyen Trai Hospital.

The surgeons operated on the man (Photo: Doctor).

According to Dr. Phan Lien Khuong, Head of the Urology Department at Nguyen Trai Hospital, before the surgery, the patient's underlying conditions such as hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were carefully managed by the surgical team for over a week. After the underlying conditions stabilized, the surgery was performed.

The surgery lasted 6 hours, and the patient lost approximately 600ml of blood. Post-operatively, the patient was closely monitored, given intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and painkillers. On the 7th day after surgery, the stitches were removed, a urinary catheter was inserted, the patient was discharged, and a follow-up appointment was scheduled.

Currently, the patient has had the urethral catheter removed, is urinating normally again, and has been advised to continue regular monthly hormone chemotherapy after treatment.

Post-operative tumor (Photo: Doctor).

Dr. Nguyen Luong Vu, a specialist and member of the treatment team, shared that radical prostatectomy (including the prostate gland and both seminal vesicles) is a curative treatment for localized prostate adenocarcinoma, especially for low-risk and intermediate-risk groups.

Laparoscopic extraperitoneal prostatectomy offers several advantages over traditional open surgery, such as improved aesthetics, fewer long incisions on the abdomen, reduced risk of wound infection, shorter treatment duration, and faster recovery.

Mr. K.'s case also marked the first time doctors in the Urology Department of Nguyen Trai Hospital performed a technique considered the pinnacle of urinary tract surgery.

To successfully implement this method, the department had ample time to prepare the necessary endoscopic equipment and personnel. In the future, doctors will continue to seek ways to shorten surgical time to ensure patients receive the most convenient treatment.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/lan-dau-benh-vien-o-tphcm-thuc-hien-ca-mo-dac-biet-chua-ung-thu-tiet-nieu-20250728135648316.htm