The Enhanced Doctor-Chapter 426 Ginger is spicier as it ages

"Hmm? You two personally came to the operating room door to pick me up? That’s rare. Did something happen?" Zhou Shuwen, who had just walked out of the operating room, frowned upon seeing Liu Banxia and Shi Lei.

"Director, it’s a very challenging case. It’s better if Banxia tells you about it," Shi Lei said.

Liu Banxia glanced at him helplessly. "An eight-year-old pediatric patient has an abdominal leiomyosarcoma. It encases five major arteries in the abdominal cavity, and it’s quite large."

"The two of us discussed it for a long time but couldn’t come up with a feasible surgical plan. We could only consult you. The food is ready. Shall we go back to the office to eat?"

"It is indeed troublesome. Let’s go to the office. Call Chen Hongyang over too; we can have a consultation while we eat," Zhou Shuwen nodded.

The meal had been prepared a bit early, so it was only lukewarm, but they didn’t mind at all. When you’re starving, you’ll eat cold food, won’t you? Just getting a bite was good enough.

"Director Zhou, why don’t you eat first?" Chen Hongyang, who had rushed over, suggested.

"It’s fine. Put the X-rays on the light box. Let’s all discuss it together," Zhou Shuwen said.

"Dr. Chen, how is the child’s condition?" Liu Banxia asked, taking a bite of his rice.

"He’s doing okay for now, but the tumor is putting pressure on his blood vessels," Chen Hongyang replied.

"You two have been studying this for so long, you must have a general idea by now, right? Let’s hear it," Zhou Shuwen said.

"Dr. Shi and I previously discussed the safer approach of starting with chemotherapy to control the tumor’s pressure on the vessels, but we’re afraid it’s too late for that now. We also thought about resecting along the stomach, but we later abandoned that idea," Liu Banxia explained.

"Inspired by that line of thought, we considered autotransplantation. Removing the entire stomach was one approach, but this would also require removing the liver and kidneys."

Zhou Shuwen frowned, put down his chopsticks, and stared at the X-rays on the light box. "Go on."

Liu Banxia and Shi Lei exchanged a look, and this time Shi Lei spoke, "The most practical plan would be to remove only the organs whose blood supply is hindered by the tumor and clamp the aorta."

"But this also puts the child’s other organs at risk, and the danger is equally great. Because we can only remove them one by one, we simply don’t have that much time."

Hearing his words, Chen Hongyang, who had been somewhat hopeful, felt his spirits sink.

Although he was merely a pediatrician specializing in internal medicine, this didn’t mean he was ignorant of these surgical matters. He also knew the difficulty level of this operation was excessively high; at least, it was unprecedented in the entire history of this hospital.

"What if... we could create time?" Zhou Shuwen said suddenly, then resumed eating.

Liu Banxia and the other two were stunned. Create time? How? They really couldn’t figure it out.

"We remove all the organs in the abdominal cavity at once. That would save a lot of time. Then, after we deal with the tumor, we put the organs back. The faster the suturing, the more time we’ll create," Zhou Shuwen said casually, then cast a glance at Liu Banxia.

Liu Banxia was dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected such a method to ’create time.’ It wasn’t about actually creating more time, but rather about shortening unnecessary procedural time.

Although this method had some feasibility, the danger also became much greater.

Autotransplantation wasn’t very rare. In many surgeries, organs might obstruct the surgical field and cannot be avoided, so they must be temporarily removed and then reattached.

The advantage over allotransplantation is the absence of rejection, reducing certain risks.

But Zhou Shuwen’s surgical plan was very different this time. It wasn’t just one organ, but all the involved organs in the abdominal cavity. With the autotransplantation of so many organs, the slightest mistake would mean the surgery fails.

Moreover, they had to race against time. Otherwise, Zhou Shuwen wouldn’t have glanced at him at the end, emphasizing the need to speed up the suturing.

Furthermore, the patient was an eight-year-old child. Because he wasn’t fully developed, his blood vessels were also quite fine, which added to the difficulty of suturing.

"As they say, the older the ginger, the spicier. Although this method is also very dangerous, it is indeed the only feasible plan we can consider right now," Liu Banxia said after a moment of silence.

Zhou Shuwen glared at him; he was starting to spout nonsense again.

"Director, if the child’s parents actually agree to this surgery, I have a small request: let me get a bit more sleep tonight," Liu Banxia continued.

"I need to relax, and not just me; all of you should too. Otherwise, if our nerves are too frayed, it will definitely affect our performance during surgery."

Zhou Shuwen nodded. "That’s a given. For such a major operation, we must be thoroughly prepared. If anyone feels unwell before the surgery, the surgery must be postponed."

"Dr. Chen, your task is to clearly explain the dangers of this surgery and potential future complications to the patient’s parents. Because it’s a multi-organ autotransplantation, it’s truly difficult for us to estimate the prognosis."

"Then there’s the cost of this treatment; they need to be mentally prepared for that too. Surgery is just a life-saving measure; the child’s recovery process afterward is what’s most important."

Chen Hongyang nodded. "I’ll go talk to the child’s parents right now."

With such a complex case finally showing some promise, Liu Banxia’s mood relaxed a little, and he started to wolf down his food.

"You certainly have a good appetite," Zhou Shuwen remarked.

"I feel this case is like the Tang Monk’s journey for scriptures. No matter how difficult, we’ve now established a route," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Next, we need to watch out for those ’little demons’ that pop up along the way. No matter who’s backing them, we just sweep them aside, and that’s that."

"This is what we doctors do. Not every case is a textbook example. If you hadn’t thought of this approach, Director, this child wouldn’t have had even a glimmer of hope."

"So you’re saying I’ve still got it, huh?" Zhou Shuwen tossed out lightly.

Liu Banxia didn’t dare to respond, leaving him to do nothing but lower his head and eat furiously.

Shi Lei was highly amused. Serves you right for being so smug, Banxia. You walked right into that one!

Actually, this was because discussing the surgical plan had successfully relieved a lot of their stress.

Although Liu Banxia was a bit cheeky, he wasn’t wrong.

No matter how difficult the road, seeing the route ahead provides a certain guarantee. If you walk in blindly, without a path, it usually doesn’t end well.

Things had finally taken a turn for the better, and the three of them all had good appetites. Especially Liu Banxia, who ate every last bit of the food he’d gotten. Even though the soup was cold, he picked up the soup bowl and GULPED it all down.

In this respect, not even his teacher, Zhou Shuwen, could compare to him.

His mood uplifted and his stomach full, Liu Banxia’s spirits rose a bit.

"Teacher Liu, Teacher Liu, could you come over for a moment?" Liu Yiqing beckoned anxiously as he just walked out.

Liu Banxia was startled and quickly rushed over. "What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem at all. Teacher Liu, are we really doing a complete abdominal organ transplant? Is it true?" Liu Yiqing asked hurriedly.

"Word sure travels fast. I thought you all had caused some trouble," Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"Currently, it’s just a plan. We still need the child’s parents’ approval. The difficulty level of this surgery is too high. Although you’re all very keen, I daren’t let you onto the surgical stage."

"But don’t worry, if it really happens, there will definitely be an opportunity to observe. If this surgery can be done, it will be in the teaching operating room."

"Hehe, just thinking about it is exciting!" Liu Yiqing said with a laugh.

"It’s not just you; even the Director is quite excited," Liu Banxia said.

"For us doctors, encountering a high-difficulty surgery is indeed a ’fatal’ attraction; we all want to challenge it. At times like these, we must remain rational and not get carried away by the surgery itself."

"The risk of this operation is very high. Transplanting so many organs is no easy feat. What level of surgery is a single organ transplant already? Let alone so many organs!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Teacher Liu, who among us will stay for the night shift?" Li Hao asked.

"You’ll have to draw lots for that. Whoever stays behind will be upset, so we can only leave it to fate to decide," Liu Banxia replied.

It was a slightly irresponsible answer, but it was the only way.

He too was very much looking forward to this surgery; one might only encounter such a case once in a lifetime. He could understand the interns’ eager anticipation.

And even though Chen Hongyang hadn’t relayed the information yet, he believed the child’s parents would agree to the surgery.

For the child’s parents, do they have any other choice? No matter how great the surgical risk, there’s still a chance to fight. So, regardless of how much they worry about the danger, they will agree for the sake of their child’s life.

An operation like this was practically a done deal. Watching it live versus a recording were two completely different experiences; observing on-site would definitely offer more inspiration.

Hearing him say this, the interns were fired up. Drawing lots seemed to be the fairest method at present. If you didn’t get picked, it was just bad luck.

"Challenging something high-difficulty, eh? Keep it up!" Xu Hui chimed in, approaching them.

"Work hard. There’s still a thyroid cyst surgery this afternoon. After that’s done, I’ll take the first watch tonight. I need to get to bed early," Liu Banxia said.

"Don’t worry. For such a surgery to fall to our Emergency Center, we must provide comprehensive support," Xu Hui said.

"Our Emergency Center is still developing. If this surgery is successfully pulled off, will our future reputation even be a question? You must rest well."

The surrounding interns also nodded. This definitely needed support; even if it meant not sleeping at night, they had to support it.