HANOI, March 13 (Xinhuanet) -- A 14-year-old boy from Vietnam's northern region has become the first Vietnamese person having a total of five kidneys, local media reported Monday.

    When treating the boy named Pham Van Thuc from northern Hai Duong province, doctors at the Viet-Duc Hospital found that he has four left kidneys and one right kidney, Labor newspaper reported. The doctors said the five kidneys are a form of congenital malformation.

    Thuc, which was hospitalized for kidney treatment on Feb. 19, is recovering well. His kidneys are not supposed to be amputated.

    The doctors said they have not known any documented cases of people having five kidneys in Vietnam, even in the world before, the report said. Enditem¡¡