Technology enables high-risk paediatric liver transplant at Vietnam’s Vinmec

Vietnam’s Vinmec Times City International Hospital has successfully carried out a high-risk liver transplant on Truong Thien Di, an 11-month-old infant weighing just 5.3 kilograms. Born with biliary atresia and progressing to end-stage liver failure, a transplant was the only life-saving option.

The operation combined surgical skill with advanced technology. The team used ICG fluorescence imaging (Indocyanine Green) to visualise the infant’s biliary anatomy and blood vessels without repeated X-ray scans, while minimally invasive laparoscopic surgical systems allowed precise control during reconstruction of the portal vein, hepatic artery and bile duct.

Advanced anaesthesia and intensive care systems provided continuous monitoring and careful adjustment of medication, nutrition and other treatments, supporting the child’s fragile physiology and aiding recovery.

Vinmec’s facilities meet stringent international standards, including JCI, AABB, UCARE, ADCARE and CAP, with technology-driven protocols and clinical expertise used to manage extreme physiological risk in paediatric liver transplantation.