Chapter 32 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Little Zheng!” Old Chief Physician Pan roared at the top of his lungs to stop Zheng Ren from continuing such a bold move. Otherwise, people would die.

That was embarra.s.sing! Zheng Ren had no sense of priorities at all!

Even Chief Surgeon Liu was dumbstruck as well. He stared at Zheng Ren with wide eyes and had absolutely no idea what he had up his sleeve. Zheng Ren was not an idiot, that was beyond question. He performed forty-nine appendectomies within twenty-four hours and each of them had been done perfectly. Not even Chief Surgeon Liu, who was a senior general surgeon, code-named Sea City Supreme Scalpel, could find a single flaw in them.

Could he have performed such a magnificent feat if he was an idiot?

However, Zheng Ren’s confidence shook Chief Surgeon Liu’s beliefs instantly.

Honestly, that was impossible, right? There was no such surgery as a woundless appendectomy.

Zheng Ren walked toward the projector screen and started explaining the surgical technique to the crowd while Chief Surgeon Liu was still immersed in his own train of thought.

“Everyone should have some understanding about an ESD procedure, right?”

ESD, also known as endoscopic submucosal dissection, was a recent advancement in endoscopic surgery. The endoscopy unit in Sea City General Hospital was prepared to develop this technology but necessary arrangements had to be made before it was successful.

The chief of the medical administration division had heard about this new technology, but the senior consultants—Old Chief Physician Pan and Chief Surgeon Liu—were unfamiliar with it due to infrequent exposure to technological advancements.

“Let me make a brief introduction. An ESD procedure is a new surgical technique that uses an endoscope to dissect the pathological submucosal layer for treatment purposes. In the year 2010, an endoscopic transrectal appendectomy was performed in the endoscopy unit at Harbin Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital. Even though this surgical technique hasn’t been carried out nationwide, cases are often reported. In fact, hundreds of successful operations using this technique have been recorded and we’re not actually touching this domain for the first time,” explained Zheng Ren confidently.

The chief of the medical administration division gave this some thought and continued listening to Zheng Ren calmly.

“Since the patient has special demands and her conditions seem uncomplicated, I think an endoscopic transrectal appendectomy is justified.” Zheng Ren’s words were firm and confident, but Old Chief Physician Pan shook his head repeatedly because he preferred not to take such a great risk.

“Can I take a look at the patient first? I won’t know if she is fit for this operation if I don’t see the patient myself. Also, hospital management will decide whether I should be the surgeon in this case,” said Zheng Ren.

The chief of the medical administration division pondered for a while and nodded. “The patient is in special demands ward 3-2. Old Chief Physician Pan, go and have a look at the patient with Zheng Ren. I’ll ask for Secretary-General Chen’s opinion in the meantime.”

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After Zheng Ren and Old Chief Physician Pan left the surgical demonstration cla.s.sroom, Old Chief Physician Pan complained, “Little Zheng, you were too impulsive. Are you emotionally unstable due to exhaustion?”

“No,” replied Zheng Ren with a grin. Even though he was trying to express his optimism, he was haggard, especially with his hair deformed by compression from the sterile surgical cap after a whole night of surgeries.

“It’s my fault.” Instead of accusing Zheng Ren, Old Chief Physician Pan started introspecting. “I didn’t expect Liu Tianxing to be so shameless. Don’t worry, I’ll make him pay for what he did to you within a month. We’ll admit defeat this time, alright?”

“Chief Physician Pan, that isn’t necessary,” answered Zheng Ren.

“Huh?”

“I’m highly skilled in performing endoscopic transrectal appendectomy, and it isn’t riskier than performing an open appendectomy, so the chances of success are actually very high,” Zheng Ren continued bragging about his expertise without an ounce of embarra.s.sment.

“You must be joking. Where did you learn it when Sea City General Hospital hasn’t even developed this technology yet?” Old Chief Physician Pan remained doubtful.

“Innate talent plays an important role in surgery too. I’ve never performed a pancreaticoduodenectomy in my life, but I did it after Professor Moriyu ran away, right?” replied Zheng Ren.

This example was convincing. Old Chief Physician Pan turned quiet immediately and did not pursue the matter.

However, he did not support Zheng Ren’s decision either. He merely lowered his head and quietly contemplated the situation that lay before them.

They walked toward the special demands ward in silence and reached sick room number two, located on the third floor.

After knocking on the door, Zheng Ren entered the room and saw a woman, at least 180 centimeters tall, lying on the sickbed. It was a safe a.s.sumption as her feet were hanging off the sickbed, which had a standard length of 180 centimeters…

That height… Tut-tut… Zheng Ren savored the thought for a while before carefully reading the patient’s condition on the upper right corner of his vision.

It was a simple acute appendicitis case. Three days of conservative treatment were ineffective and the inflamed appendix was on the brink of perforation. According to the timeframe provided by the System, the appendix would perforate within three hours.

The patient’s a.s.sistant stood up and received Zheng Ren and Old Chief Physician Pan immediately. Despite her condition, the patient was courteous enough to greet them as well.

Even though her eyebrows were furrowed in pain, she looked exceptionally gorgeous and obviously had had a good upbringing too.

In order not to make their visit appear abrupt, Zheng Ren performed a physical examination on the patient first before leaving the sick room with Old Chief Physician Pan.