Recently, a young boy from Mongolia was successfully treated for a rare and complex disease at Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou. The medical team performed a successful bladder tumor resection and constructed a new bladder using his own sigmoid colon, sparing him from the lifelong burden of a urine bag.

In November 2023, this three-year-old boy suddenly had difficulty urinating accompanied by sharp pain in the urethra, eventually passing blood-tinged urine after two days. Alarmed by the symptoms, his parents rushed him to a local hospital, where a cystoscopy biopsy suggested a rare malignant tumor with slim chances of recovery. Desperate for a second opinion, they sent the pathology slides to Japan, only to receive the same diagnosis.

Given that China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region borders Mongolia, they decided to seek treatment there, hoping for a chance at recovery. Following a local doctor's recommendation, they chose to seek medical care at Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou.

Seeking treatment in Guangzhou was challenging for his parents due to language barriers. Fortunately, their online plea for help was answered by a kind-hearted resident from Inner Mongolia in Guangzhou, who offered free translation assistance. In December 2023, the boy's family arrived at the hospital.

After reviewing various reports, the specialized team at the hospital's Bladder Tumor Center devised a treatment plan for the boy. Under the care of pediatric oncology specialists, neoadjuvant chemotherapy was administered, reducing the tumor size by approximately 50% within a month.

With robotic assistance, the medical team performed surgery to remove the tumor completely and used the boy's sigmoid colon to construct a new bladder. This procedure spared him from the lifelong burden of a urine bag. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the medical staff, he made a smooth recovery and was recently discharged from the hospital.

三岁蒙古国小朋友在广州治好了罕见病

近日，被诊断为疑难罕见病的蒙古国男孩小恩（化名）在广州完成治疗，顺利出院。南方医科大学珠江医院医护团队为小恩成功切除了膀胱肿瘤，并利用小恩自身的乙状结肠再造了一个新膀胱，让小恩免受终身携带尿袋之苦。

2023年11月，年仅3岁的蒙古国男孩小恩突然排尿困难，并伴随着尿道刺痛，持续两天后艰难排出血尿。小恩父母慌了神，赶忙到当地医院就诊。当地医院膀胱镜活检显示，小恩患上的可能为一种罕见的恶性肿瘤，救治希望渺茫。小恩父母实在难以接受，将病理玻片寄往日本，寻求更权威的诊断，但得到的却是同样的结果。

　我国内蒙古自治区与蒙古国地理相邻，小恩一家决定前往内蒙古寻求治疗，“找找机会”。经内蒙古当地医生推荐，小恩一家决定来到南方医科大学珠江医院就医。

　赴穗就医对于小恩的父母来说并不容易，因为语言不通，求医之路充满了挑战。幸运的是，小恩的父母在网上发布求助信息后，很快得到了定居广州的热心内蒙古朋友的帮助，他们表示愿意无偿帮助翻译。2023年12月，小恩一家人顺利到达了南方医科大学珠江医院。

结合各项报告，医院膀胱肿瘤专病中心专家团队为小恩制定了诊疗方案。在该院小儿肿瘤科专家团队的新辅助化疗下，小恩的肿瘤一个月后便缩小了50%左右。

在机器人辅助下，专家团队为小恩进行了手术治疗，不仅完整切除了肿瘤，还利用小恩自身的乙状结肠构建了新膀胱，让小恩避免了终身携带尿袋之苦。在医护人员的通力合作下，小恩平稳康复，已于近日顺利出院。

文｜记者 薛仁政 通讯员 田继华 许鹏 韩羽柔
图｜受访者提供
翻译｜邹晓华