AHC has performed open-heart surgeries with Singaporean team led by Dr. Sriram Shankar since May 2009. Once more the team came back this March to AHC to perform 6 more life-saving procedures, for many children in Cambodia this is the only chance for a full recovery.
Like 13 year old Sok Sreynak, who arrived at the Outpatient Department of AHC in October 2010. Coming all the way from the Kampong Cham Province she was treated at the Outpatient department due to walking difficulties and fatigue. After a closer examination, Sreynak was send to the Cardiology department and a hole in the upper chamber of her heart was diagnosed. Usually children with heart diseases are diagnosed at a very early age, so Sreynak’s case was special; the older a patient is the more critical the heart problem becomes so she needed open-heart surgery as quickly as possible. Finally on March 17th Sreynak was operated and although she is still experiencing pressure in her lungs she feels much better and will be released from AHS within the next week.
We would like to thank Dr. Sriram Shankar and his team for once again taking the time and sharing their expertise with AHC.
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