Healing Doctor

Chapter 117 (Pre-order)

"Dr. Xiao Ji, have you ever performed a partial nephrectomy?" Director Liu asked while preparing the supplies.

"Yes, I have," Ji Xiang answered honestly.

This answer is very modest. Ji Xiang has never actually been to the operating room. In the system's operating room, there are system NPCs assisting him. He has performed too many of these procedures.

There is a fundamental difference between Ji Xiang's "up" and Director Liu's "up".

Even if Director Liu were to live his entire life, or even his next, he might not have accomplished as much as Ji Xiang.

"That's good." Director Liu began speaking.

This also aligns with Director Liu's assessment of Ji Xiang. Zhongshan Hospital has indeed been putting a lot of effort into cultivating Ji Xiang, even bringing him along for such high-level surgeries. Director Liu seems to have confirmed something in his mind.

The patient was placed in a lateral decubitus position with the lower back elevated during the procedure and given general anesthesia.

Director Liu made a surgical incision at the intersection of the lateral border of the sacrospinal muscle (1 cm) and the posterior axillary line (2 cm below the twelfth rib). He then dissected the abdominal tissues layer by layer to establish the abdominal cavity space and created an artificial pneumoperitoneum.

Ji Xiang cooperated very well with every step. Although the procedure of establishing artificial pneumoperitoneum was relatively simple, Director Liu had a misconception that Ji Xiang had anticipated his predictions many times and positioned himself in advance, making the surgery easier.

Director Liu carefully observed Ji Xiang's movements. He then began to establish two more abdominal access points to insert the laparoscope and ultrasonic scalpel.

There seems to be a problem, yet there seems to be no problem. Director Liu couldn't say for sure whether there was a problem or not.

If there really was a problem, Director Liu knew there was only one possibility—his assistant was far more capable than him, so he couldn't even see how big the gap was.

But that seems impossible.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he remembered the things Ji Xiang had said to Director Zhao during surgery yesterday.

You only have one face, so be careful what you throw at it...

Director Liu looked stern; he didn't want to be scolded like a dog by a junior resident physician.

Even if I manage to get rid of the junior trainee, I'll still be the one who loses face. And if I can't get rid of him, it will be even more embarrassing.

Under laparoscopic observation, the tumor is first separated from the surrounding tissues of the kidney, the supplying renal artery is blocked, and timing is recorded.

Having done this, Director Liu had abandoned all selfish thoughts and desires.

The renal artery is blocked, so the surgery must be performed quickly, otherwise ischemia and necrosis will occur, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Dr. Liu already knew the location of the central renal tumor clearly through preoperative renal vascular imaging combined with intraoperative ultrasound localization.

He isolated and blocked the renal blood vessels supplying the tumor area, while the circulating nurse counted down the days.

"2 minutes."

"3 minutes."

"4 minutes."

The operating room was quiet at this moment. No one was talking or laughing. Although everyone was not nervous, they were very serious.

There's a right time to joke around. Blocking the renal artery and performing a countdown to tumor removal are the most crucial steps, and there can be no negligence.

The operating room door opened, and Professor Deng peeked in, then walked in without saying a word.

"5 minutes."

"10 minutes."

Professor Deng knew that the renal artery blockage time was 20-30 minutes. The reason why only Director Liu could perform partial nephrectomy was because he was confident that he could remove the tumor within 20 minutes.

Moreover, it's not a simple small tumor at the periphery, but a central one.

He watched the surgery intently, and after 12 minutes, the tumor was successfully removed.

Because it was still early, Director Liu carefully checked the surgical area again before opening the renal artery to restore blood supply.

"Director Liu, you're amazing! Your skills have improved so much in just a few days!" Professor Deng exclaimed.

"Ha, really?" Director Liu chuckled, showing no joy whatsoever, leaving Professor Deng and the anesthesiologists and nurses in the operating room stunned.

The surgery went smoothly, that's good news, so why is Director Liu speaking in such a serious tone?

Did the surgery leave some flaws that you didn't see?

Only Director Liu knew that the reason his surgery went so smoothly today was because of his assistant, Ji Xiang.

Predicting one's own predictions—this was a vague feeling before, but Director Liu finally confirmed it when the countdown began.

Ji Xiang finds it more comfortable to work with someone else than to work with someone else.

But why?

Director Liu was thinking about this matter and didn't react for a moment.

"Director Liu, what are you thinking about...?" Professor Deng asked cautiously.

"Huh?" Director Liu was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Professor Deng, is your surgery over? When I came in, I glanced at the gangster and it seemed you were having a hip replacement. It's only a few o'clock, and you're getting faster and faster at your surgeries."

"Practice makes perfect, we're just carpenters," Professor Deng said with a smile. "I've come to see Xiao Ji."

Director Liu raised an eyebrow.

"Xiao Ji is doing well; I've been hearing about it a lot lately," Professor Deng said. "You and Director Liu are working together quite well; anyone who didn't know better would think you were professors leading a research group on stage together."

"Haha, Xiao Ji is much more useful than other professors," Director Liu laughed.

"When are you going to the orthopedics department? Let me know in advance," Professor Deng said, watching Ji Xiang's retreating figure. "I have a research project that needs manpower, and Dr. Ji is capable. I'm definitely taking him on."

"Professor Deng, you're too kind," Ji Xiang replied with a smile and gentle tone, but his gaze remained fixed on the screen of the endoscope.

"You guys are busy, I'll be going now." Professor Deng said a few inexplicable words and turned to leave.

"What's wrong with Professor Deng?" Tang Yan looked at the closed operating room door with a puzzled expression. She didn't understand why Professor Deng had waited for several minutes just to say a few words.

"Well, the martial arts world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's more about human relationships and social interactions," Director Liu said casually. "Xiao Ji broke the martial arts record that had been sealed for over twenty years over the weekend. He was just being careful, afraid of getting into trouble."

"What does this have to do with scientific research?" Tang Yan still didn't understand.

Director Liu didn't explain much; these kinds of interpersonal relationships are better left unsaid. But Professor Deng was really careful; he didn't even want to offend a resident trainee like Ji Xiang.

Thinking about this, Director Liu felt that they might be hiding something from him, otherwise why would even Professor Deng look favorably upon Ji Xiang?

definitely is!

"That's really going too far," Director Liu thought to himself.

"Is Dr. Xiao Ji here?" Zhao Xiangming asked, peeking into the operating room as the door opened.

"Uh, Director Zhao, what's wrong?"

"Oh my god, he's really here!" Director Zhao strode in. "Dr. Xiao Ji, don't leave yet, I...I...I need to talk to Dr. Xiao Ji about something."

In the operating room, even the ventilator seemed to pause for a moment, and the electrocardiogram monitor appeared to be disturbed, briefly becoming disordered before returning to normal.

Director Liu frowned. "Director Zhao, what happened last night is in the past. Don't hold a grudge against a junior trainee. I'll treat you to drinks tonight."

He pretended not to know anything, but he had already sat down next to Ji Xiang.

(End of this chapter)