Chapter 155 - The World’s First Surgical Technique (1/2)

Chapter 155: The World’s First Surgical Technique

The busy, sleepy night was soon over.

When Chang Yue came to work looking energetic the next day, Zheng Ren had not yet woken from his slumber.

Upon noticing the notes left by Zheng Ren, she personally took the patient’s medical history again to verify each point before starting her busy day.

Indifferent and calm, Zheng Yunxia completed the hospital admission process without repeatedly expressing her grat.i.tude.

In a sense, the interventional radiological treatment for her hepatic carcinoma was the first elective surgery performed in the emergency department.

The general surgery department was slightly unhappy after being informed of the situation, but Old Chief Physician Pan forcibly shut them down with a simple, “You do it then if you’re so good.”

Not all hepatic carcinomas could be treated with surgery.

Like Zheng Yunxia, patients with cancer recurrence after surgery were considered to have contraindications for surgery.

The only suitable treatment for her was catheter embolization. Once the tumor tissue had shrunk, she could undergo radiofrequency ablation therapy.

Since she was the first elective surgical patient, everyone placed a high value on this case and even took the unprecedented act of having a small meeting for preoperative discussion.

Chang Yue explained the patient’s condition before placing the imaging films that had been taken before and after the surgery on the radiographic film viewer. The tumor’s shrinkage was evident at first glance.

This was undoubtedly exciting news. Although Old Chief Physician Pan had gained some knowledge in interventional radiology through reading, he had never expected the effect of the surgery to be this obvious.

“Chief Physician Pan, I’ve something else in mind.” It was Zheng Ren’s turn to speak. Even though he was staring at the films, he was actually focused on a different issue.

“Go ahead.” Old Chief Physician Pan looked intently at the two contrasting films with a persistent gleam in his eyes, as if he was thinking about something interesting.

“The operation is expected to begin at half-past eight tomorrow morning. What should we do if there is an emergency case within that time?” asked Zheng Ren.

“Will the Earth stop spinning in your absence?” Old Chief Physician Pan waved his hand and replied, “I can handle both emergency resuscitation and surgery. Haven’t you heard of the phrase ‘an old ox makes a straight furrow’?”

Zheng Ren smiled.

Su Yun glanced at him contemptuously and thought, ‘If this guy wasn’t good at surgery, he would have been verbally destroyed.’

Old Chief Physician Pan, who was once a chief physician in charge of a ward specifically for senior officials in the military hospital before his retirement, was an elite powerhouse of diagnosing and treating patients.

Had it not been for the fact that he was getting old, which weakened his physical state and slowed his ability to learn new surgical techniques, the Sea City General Hospital emergency building would have been completely renovated a long time ago.

“Don’t worry, I’ve seen more emergency patients than you have,” Old Chief Physician Pan a.s.sured Zheng Ren.

Since his words made sense, Zheng Ren stopped worrying about it and began to explain the procedures he would perform tomorrow.

The surgery plan, especially the part involving the 3D image reconstruction of the 64-slice CT scan, sounded very easy and straightforward.

Old Chief Physician Pan recalled that the first surgery had been completed only after four hours and asked worriedly, “This tumor-feeding artery was located using the 3D reconstruction of the CT scan; what if there is an accident?”

“There won’t be any,” answered Zheng Ren with a smile.

“There won’t?” Old Chief Physician Pan was taken by surprise.

“Yes, because I’ve done the 3D reconstruction of the CT scan myself, and there is only one abnormally proliferating blood vessel,” Zheng Ren said confidently, “Although the newly-grown artery is relatively thin and more difficult to superselect, the chance of success is still high.”

Despite the man’s ‘modesty’, Old Chief Physician Pan stared at him doubtfully and thought, ‘Since when did this kid learn to do a 3D reconstruction of 64-slice CT scan?’

“Okay.” Old Chief Physician Pan remained suspicious, a quality that all competent clinicians had to possess.

Deny nothing and doubt everything. The facts would speak for themselves.