Feasibility of laparoscopic modified Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis: a prospective 6 case series.

Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by longstanding inflammation of the pancreas. Several authors have reported minimally invasive treatment of this CP (pancreaticoduodenectomy, lateral pancreaticojejunostomy, Frey procedure) with promising short-term outcomes.

Methods: This is a case series of 6 patients diagnosed with CP and treated using the laparoscopic modified Frey procedure at Hue Central Hospital, Vietnam.

Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence Software in the Automated Analysis of Left Ventricular Function in Echocardiography in Central Vietnam.

Background: In recent years, there has been a significant focus on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare. However, current scientific evidence is still not convincing enough for the general public and the medical community to widely adopt AI in clinical practice.

Objective: We conducted this study to investigate the correlation between left ventricular function indices assessed by AI and those evaluated by physicians.

Main Clinical and Laboratory Features of Children with Bacterial Meningitis: Experience from a Tertiary Paediatric Centre in Central Vietnam.

Objective: Our study aimed to summarize symptoms and laboratory findings of bacterial meningitis at a Vietnam tertiary care hospital.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study and enrolled 33 children diagnosed with bacterial meningitis admitted at the Pediatric Center, Hue Central Hospital, between January 2019 and July 2021.

Results: Only 24.

Status Epilepticus Secondary to Hypocalcemia Due to Vitamin D Deficiency.

Vitamin D deficiency is becoming more common around the world, owing to reduced sunshine exposure and an imbalanced diet. However, severe hypocalcemia as a result of vitamin D insufficiency is a rare occurrence, and it rarely leads to seizures in children. We present such a case in a 6-month-old infant who presented with status epilepticus secondary to hypocalcemia due to vitamin D deficiency, which was first misdiagnosed as epilepsy.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Treatment of Operculoinsular Refractory Epilepsy After Incomplete Resection in a Child.

A 13-year-old right-handed girl had operculoinsular refractory epilepsy with several seizures per week after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery despite appropriate anticonvulsant therapy. Instead of reoperation, she underwent stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), which was performed using a linac-based Elekta Axesse SRS machine with a marginal dose of 24 Gy (gross target volume: 6.67 cm) in one fraction.