HCM City hospital operates on Marfan syndrome patientVietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Trung Vuong Hospital in HCM City have performed their first ever surgery to reduce the curvature in the spine of a patient with Marfan syndrome. Dr Ho Nhut Tam, head of Trung Vuong Hospital’s spinal department, talks about symptoms of Marfan syndrome that parents should watch out for. According to the patient, she had been diagnosed with scoliosis during a routine health examination at school when she was 13. Nearly 1 in 5,000 people around the world have Marfan syndrome, but there are no official statistics on its incidence in the country, he said. This makes it very important for people with Marfan syndrome and related disorders to be diagnosed accurately and early and treated, it said.

Source: VietNamNet News October 05, 2017 10:18 UTC