Chapter 318 - Precise To A Fault (1/2)

The next step was confirmed. Department Chief Qian went to speak with the patient’s family.

Zheng Ren and Su Yun returned to the emergency department.

As they walked, Zheng Ren was deep in thought.

He did not like to rely on luck. Much like the TIPS surgery, where most doctors had historically relied on chance, Zheng Ren had spent countless hours of training time to increase his probability of success and minimize his dependence on the fickle Lady Luck.

The adenomyosis had been initially viewed as a minor disorder that could be treated once the patient was stable, even though it would leave her without a womb.

There was a low chance the interventional procedure could truly save the woman from pain and misery.

Zheng Ren had made some mental calculations and realized his estimation from a few days ago had been too optimistic. The success rate of the surgery was less than 20%.

He did not like the numbers.

Once he arrived at the emergency wards, Zheng Ren gave out some instructions before quickly heading for the on-call room; there, he laid on the bed and entered the System.

The air in the System was cool and refres.h.i.+ng.

The water in the lake rippled with life.

The fox statue was on its four limbs before the thatched cottage, its eyes gleaming in the light. Zheng Ren felt its gaze follow him wherever he went.

He tried to communicate with the little fox, to no avail.

The System had always been distant and that was not about to change today.

Zheng Ren shrugged. He bought some training time and entered the System’s operating room.

Adenomyosis was considered a non-deadly disorder, but in Zheng Ren’s eyes, it was comparable to cancer. Both were debilitating diseases that deserved his full attention.

It was especially so when those infirmed were getting younger and younger, affecting women who had yet to have children.

He could spare some time to experiment in the System in hopes of finding an alternative to a hysterectomy.

The training room rose from the ground, a simulation mannequin lying ready on the operating table. Zheng Ren did not rush to the surgery but looked through the patient’s presurgical tests and scans.

The scans showed that this case of adenomyosis was confined to the cervix.

With that in mind, Zheng Ren could visualize the path of least resistance to the target site.

It was a path to victory; he was sure of it.

The surgery began.

The System conjured up a string of simulation mannequins with focal adenomyosis at the cervix.

From the System’s behavior, Zheng Ren postulated that interventional surgery was not suitable for the diffuse variant of the disorder.

Being in the System’s s.p.a.ce did not mean Zheng Ren could make just any procedure work.

The cause of adenomyosis was unknown to this day. The general consensus was that the thinning submucosal layer of the uterus triggered endometrial tissue proliferation in the myometrium.

Zheng Ren performed artery superselection and studied the contrast image for any signs of abnormality.

Tissue proliferation would often be accompanied by angiogenesis.

During superselection, contrast agent was administered to color the blood vessels. They appear black against the bright background.

Zheng Ren successfully located the vessels supplying blood to lesions in the uterus.

The subsequent steps were simple. He proceeded with injection of the embolic agent, then follow-up imaging to confirm that the vessel was completely blocked. It was a successful surgery, in Zheng Ren’s opinion.

However, the System disagreed. The completion bar was at only 60%!

Barely a pa.s.s.

The whole procedure had taken less than 20 minutes.

Barring any life-threatening emergencies, this would have been a straightforward surgery that Zheng Ren could perform with his eyes closed.

Su Yun had implied something similar during the emergency surgery to address the pelvic fracture hemorrhage.

However, Zheng Ren was worried about complications as that patient was not in a stable condition.

Now, he was sure he had made the right choice. What was he missing?

The 60% kept haunting him.