Customer Stories - Nam Sai Gon Hospital

A “HIDDEN” FISH BONE ALMOST KILLED A 64-YEAR-OLD MAN

22/08/2025

Admitted to the emergency department for severe abdominal pain, a 64-year-old man found himself in a dangerous situation caused by a hidden fish bone lodged…

Dr. MAI VAN DUNG, MMed, Specialist Level I

REMOVAL OF GIANT TUMOR “HUGGING” THE TRACHEA FOR A 75-YEAR-OLD MAN

19/08/2025

Just a few days’ delay could have allowed an 11-cm malignant mediastinal tumor to completely obstruct his airway. Mr. K.L, a 75-year-old patient from Cambodia,…

SAVING A FOOT WITH A SEVERED ARTERY AFTER A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY A LAWN MOWER

13/08/2025

Not only did the doctors at Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital save the patient’s foot after the accident, but they also promptly detected a…

Dr. SON TAN NGOC, Specialist Level I

TWO LARGE LIVER ABSCESSES DISCOVERED AFTER 8 DAYS OF HIGH FEVER

09/09/2023

Two large liver abscesses caused a 73-year-old man to experience persistent high fever for eight consecutive days, putting him at risk of abscess rupture into…

Dr. NGUYEN TRUNG DUONG, MMed, Specialist Level II

SAVED FROM LIFE-THREATENING ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK AFTER 70 WASP STINGS

23/07/2025

What seemed like just a few wasp stings turned into a life-threatening emergency! Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital recently received a critical emergency case…

Dr. TRUONG HOAI SON, Specialist Level I

ENDOSCOPIC HERNIATED DISC TREATMENT HELPS 74 YEARS OLD MAN WALK AGAIN

17/07/2025

Once believing he would be bound to a walking cane for life due to a herniated disc, Mr. S.E. (74 years old, Cambodian national) regained…

Dr. NGUYEN HAI TAM, Specialist Level I

TREATMENT OF GALLSTONES USING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP)

01/07/2025

Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital has successfully applied Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) — a modern technique that effectively treats biliary and pancreatic conditions such…

Dr. NGUYEN QUOC VINH, PhD

WOMAN RESCUED FROM RESPIRATORY FAILURE AFTER 4-METER FALL

12/06/2025

A woman was successfully treated after suffering multiple rib fractures, hemothorax-pneumothorax, and critical respiratory failure following a 4-meter fall. The accident occurred when Ms. T.…

SAVING A YOUNG MAN’S LIFE AFTER SEVERE ABDOMINAL TRAUMA FROM A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

12/06/2025

A young man was miraculously saved by doctors at Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital after a serious traffic accident left him with a large…

Dr. NGUYEN TRUNG DUONG, MMed, Specialist Level II

KNEE DEFORMITY CAUSED BY CORTICOSTEROID USE

31/05/2025

“I thought I would never be able to stand up again…” — Mrs. Đ.T.T. (69 years old, Lam Dong) recalled tearfully the decade she spent…

Dr. VO VAN MAN, Specialist Level II

MAN NEARLY WENT BLIND DUE TO A SILENTLY PROGRESSING BRAIN TUMOR

14/05/2025

It began with headaches and dizziness, then quickly progressed to drooping eyelids and loss of vision in the left eye within just one week. Mr.…

Dr. LE KHAM TUAN, PhD

SURPRISING DISCOVERY OF “FLESH-EATING BACTERIA” FROM A KNEE JOINT INFLAMMATION SITE

23/04/2025

The General Internal Medicine Department at Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital recently saved the life of a 42-year-old man suffering from severe sepsis caused…

Dr. VO THI HUYNH NGA, Specialist Level I

BUI VI HAO RECOVERING WELL AFTER SURGERY, THE HOPE OF ATTENDING SEA GAMES 33 REMAINS ALIVE

11/04/2025

Bui Vi Hao – a striker for Binh Duong Football Club – was a standout performer in Vietnam’s victorious 2024 AFF Cup. His impressive form…

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY TREATS 10-YEAR PERSISTENT HICCUPS IN 68 YEARS OLD MAN

09/04/2025

A 68-year-old Cambodian man visited Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital in a state of fatigue and had difficulty eating due to severe gastroesophageal reflux…

Dr. NGUYEN TRUNG DUONG, MMed, Specialist Level II

MC THANH BACH HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALLING FROM A 3-METER DEPTH

09/04/2025

In an unexpected nighttime accident, veteran MC Thanh Bach fell into a 3-meter-deep drainage ditch and slipped again after sitting on an unstable rock. The…

Dr. SON TAN NGOC, Specialist Level I

RETURNED HOME TO HEAL AFTER A KNEE FRACTURE ACCIDENT ABROAD

01/04/2025

While exhausted and navigating her cancer treatment at a hospital in Singapore, Mrs. N. (59 years old) had no idea she would soon face another…

Dr. HUYNH DANG THANH SON, Specialist Level II

KEYHOLE CRANIOTOMY: A MODERN, MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUE FOR SAFE BRAIN TUMOR REMOVAL

22/03/2025

The Neurosurgery & Spine Department at Nam Sai Gon International General Hospital recently performed a successful keyhole craniotomy to remove a brain tumor compressing the…

Dr. LE KHAM TUAN, PhD