Hong, from Ho Chi Minh City, discovered she had end-stage kidney failure at just 32 years old, following persistent headaches and chronic fatigue.

To be considered for a kidney transplant, patients must meet specific health criteria and demonstrate compatibility with the donated kidney.

Once selling his kidney for money, Bui Tien Luc is accused of later organizing an organ trafficking ring, falsifying personal documents to legitimize dozens of transplant cases.

Doctors at E Hospital performed an autologous kidney transplant to save a 31-year-old man whose right kidney was severed after a traffic accident.