Results of Vertical Infra-Axillary Thoracotomy for Total Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.

Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of minimally invasive surgery via a vertical infra-axillary incision for complete tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) correction.

Methods: In a study conducted from April to October 2023, 33 patients with TOF underwent total repair using this approach. On average, the patient age was 5.

Radiofrequency versus Ethanol Ablation for Single-Session Treatment of Benign Cystic Thyroid Nodules: A Short-Term Retrospective Study.

Objective: This study aims to compare 1-month's efficacy and safety of single-session ethanol ablation and radiofrequency ablation for treating both purely cystic nodules and predominantly cystic thyroid nodules.

Materials And Methods: This short-term retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Institutional Review Board of Danang Family hospital, and written informed consent for procedures was obtained for all patients. Thirty-nine patients who presented with cystic thyroid nodules and met inclusion criteria were extracted from the computerized medical records.

Diabetes self-management and its associated factors among patients with diabetes in central Vietnam: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Diabetes self-management (DSM) enables maintenance of optimal individualized glycemic control for patients with diabetes through comprehensive lifestyle, medication adherence, and self-monitoring glucose level. This study aimed to evaluate DSM and to find associated factors among Vietnamese diabetes patients by using the Vietnamese version of Diabetes Self-Management Instrument (DSMI).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a single hospital in the central Vietnam.

Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Autonomously Functioning Thyroid Nodules: A Long-Term Prospective Study.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of RFA in the AFTN treatment after 2 years of follow-up and to find the factors related to treatment responses through TSH level and VRR.

Materials And Methods: This long-term prospective study was conducted from September 2017 to April 2021 on 17 AFTNs treated with RFA. Clinical evaluations, thyroid function tests, thyroid scintigraphy, and ultrasonography examinations were performed at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 24 months after ablation.

Lidocaine-induced systemic toxicity complicating radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodule procedure: A case report and review of literature.

The systemic toxicity of lidocaine is an extremely rare complication of thyroid RFA procedure, and it can be life-threatening. The quick recognization of its symptoms and intravenous use of lipid emulsion are essential to preventing mortality.

Efficacy and Safety of Single-Session Radiofrequency Ablation in Treating Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Short-Term Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective: The aims of this study are to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RFA in the treatment of benign thyroid nodule(s) and to find independent factors related to the volume reduction rate of the nodule(s).

Materials And Methods: This short-term prospective study from a single medical center was conducted on 93 benign thyroid nodules in 93 patients treated with RFA. Two basic techniques were used: the trans-isthmic approach and moving-shot technique.

Prevalence and genotype distribution of JC polyomavirus in urine from patients with hematological malignancies in Vietnam.

JC virus (JCV) causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunocompromised patients. The prevalence and genotype patterns of JCV vary between different geographical regions. This study was done to investigate the prevalence and genotype distribution of JCV in patients with hematological malignancies in Vietnam.

Data on cerebral palsy in Vietnam will inform clinical practice and policy in low and middle-income countries.

Purpose: To document known risk factors, clinical severity, associated impairments and rehabilitation status of children presenting with cerebral palsy (CP) to the National Children's Hospital (NCH) in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Materials And Methods: Active prospective ascertainment of cases of CP presenting between June and November 2017 to the NCH using surveillance modelled on the Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance system in Australia.

Results: Data were collected on 765 children with CP (mean age: 2 years 7 months (SD 2 y 6 mo).

Diabetes-Related Distress and Its Associated Factors Among Patients with Diabetes in Vietnam.

Background: Psychometric properties are regarded as one of the significant contributors related to diabetes treatment efficacy. Diabetes-related distress (DD) is one of the emotional burdens. The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence of DD and to determine its associated factors among Vietnamese diabetic patients.

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid: A case report and ƚiterature review.

This report describes a patient who presented with a large thyroid nodule and compressive symptoms. Immunohistochemical staining showed diffuse marked reactivity for vimentin and focal reactivity for CD68 and Ki-67 that is compatible with primary undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the thyroid. This report emphasizes and discusses extremely rare thyroid cancer type.

Variation of Mitochondrial DNA HV1 AND HV2 of the Vietnamese Population.

Background: The sequence polymorphism of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable segment 1 (HV1) and hypervariable segment 2 (HV2) is studied and applied to genetic diversity and human evolution assessment, forensic genetics, consanguinity determination, and mitochondrial disease diagnosis.

Methods: The study identified the variations of HV1 and HV2 of 517 unrelated Vietnamese individuals in Kinh, Muong, Cham, and Khmer ethnic. We performed sequencing of two hypervariable segments of mitochondrial DNA: HV1 and HV2.

Intra-familial transmission of Helicobacter pylori infection in children of households with multiple generations in Vietnam.

This community-based cross-sectional study in 533 participants from 135 households with multiple generations living in the same household aimed at investigating the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection in children and the other household members. H. pylori infection in children was found significantly associated with the infection in mothers [OR (95% CI): 2.

Usefulness and influence of age of a novel rapid monoclonal enzyme immunoassay stool antigen for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children.

A novel rapid monoclonal enzyme immunoassay stool antigen for Helicobacter pylori detection (Immunocard STAT!HpSA, Meridian Diagnostic Inc , Cincinnati, OH) was evaluated in 29 infected and 99 noninfected children. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 86.2%, 92.