A male patient recovers quickly after undergoing simultaneous kidney removal and transplant surgery performed by doctors at Hue Central Hospital in Hue City, central Vietnam. Photo: Thuong HienThe patient, a 53-year-old man suffering from polycystic kidney and liver disease, had severely enlarged kidneys that caused abdominal distension and compression of internal organs. After a rigorous evaluation and screening process, both the living donor and the recipient were deemed medically eligible for kidney transplantation. The patient's two polycystic kidneys after removal. Associate Professor Hung confirmed that this was the first dual nephrectomy combined with kidney transplantation performed in Vietnam.

Source: Tuoitre News January 21, 2026 07:02 UTC