Healing Doctor

Chapter 188 Extremely High Difficulty

The imaging process was quick.

As the contrast agent travels through the blood vessels, even tumors that are not visualized on one side can still have some edges visible.

That's the result of capillaries climbing over there.

But the scene Ji Xiang wanted to see vanished in an instant, leaving only a faint outline on the screen.

Passive skill - Keen Observation: This scene was etched into Ji Xiang's memory.

Something seemed amiss. Ji Xiang pondered carefully, filtering through several possibilities.

After nearly a minute, Ji Xiang had already identified three potentially problematic blood vessels in his mind.

Based on the probability ranking, Ji Xiang is 95% confident that he can complete the surgery in three super-selection rounds.

"Hurry up and do the surgery, the patient's been sitting on the table waiting," Ling Tian said impatiently. "The boss is giving you three chances, but if you don't do anything right from the start, don't expect to be able to continue."

"You don't even have a license to practice medicine. Letting you go on stage is already going too far, do you understand? If anything goes wrong, it's my responsibility. All because of your one act of recklessness..." Ling Tian said coldly, his nostrils flared towards Ji Xiang.

"Teacher Ling, I know." Ji Xiang had a basic solution in mind and said calmly.

After kicking open the airtight lead door, Ling Tian returned to the operating room, put on a lead apron, and assisted Ji Xiang in performing the surgery.

The first superselected artery—the diaphragmatic artery.

In the lower part of the thoracic aorta, Ji Xiang successfully navigated the guidewire to locate the diaphragmatic artery. He then avoided the fusion site of the myodiaphragmatic and pericardial-diaphragmatic arteries and began angiography.

Ling Tian looked at Ji Xiang's surgical selection and felt a pang of regret.

From an objective perspective, he believed that Ji Xiang's surgery was better than his own.

According to Ji Xiang, a young man who had just started out in interventional surgery had only performed a few procedures yet, but he was already able to perform the surgery with consummate skill. He was simply a genius among geniuses.

Unfortunately, the young and arrogant Ji Xiang was incredibly proud of his talent. He offended the boss during his very first surgery upon meeting him, and he offended him terribly, and no amount of effort could stop him.

This is fate.

Next, if Ji Xiang is lucky, he will find the abnormally proliferating blood vessels during the three superselection processes.

Even so, after dodging the first trap set by the boss, one still has to face a series of blows from the boss.

So what if the surgery is done well?

Like Zhao Zhe, becoming a retired chief physician and never being able to hold his head high again is a highly probable event.

Ling Tian pursed his lips beneath his mask, his regret gradually fading, leaving only the expectation of a merciless blow to Ji Xiang.

Unless this kid doesn't become a doctor or work in the medical field, he won't escape a swift and decisive blow if his boss wants to.

The diaphragmatic angiography showed no problems; the abnormal blood vessels supplying the liver did not originate from branches of the diaphragmatic artery.

Failure x1.

Ling Tian looked coldly at Ji Xiang without saying a word.

Villains die from talking too much, and so do protagonists.

Those who talk too much will die a horrible death!

Ling Tian knew he was the main character, so he couldn't be long-winded.

Ji Xiang talked a lot today; he will surely die a horrible death.

After three failed super-selections, we'll mock this arrogant brat and crush him in the dust.

However, in Ling Tian's view, Ji Xiang did not show any disappointment, but calmly began the second Super Selection.

"This is the second time," Ling Tian said coldly.

While it's best to speak less, putting some pressure on Ji Xiang is essential.

"I know, Teacher Ling." Ji Xiang began superselecting the intercostal arteries.

The intercostal arteries consist of one larger posterior intercostal artery and two smaller anterior intercostal arteries.

The former originates from the thoracic aorta, while the latter originates from the internal thoracic artery and the myodiaphragmatic artery. The two anastomose with each other, with the spinal branch of the posterior intercostal artery entering the spinal canal through the intervertebral foramen to supply the spinal cord and its membranes.

The anterior intercostal artery, originating from the internal thoracic artery and the myodiaphragmatic artery, divides into upper and lower branches.

The superior branch runs along the lower border of the superior rib, and the inferior branch runs along the upper border of the inferior rib; both branches run laterally. There are 9 pairs of posterior intercostal arteries, which run along the costal groove in the intercostal spaces below the 3rd rib.

It's possible, but unlikely. Ling Tian instantly concluded Ji Xiang's assessment—the possibility was less than 5%.

The most likely diaphragmatic artery has already been overselected, proving that it is not a branch of the diaphragmatic artery.

It's likely that Ji Xiang got lucky by sheer luck.

Moreover, there are numerous intercostal arteries, making it even more difficult to locate the problem within them.

"That sounds like a good idea," Ling Tian scoffed. "Keep dreaming."

If it were so easy to find, why wouldn't our boss...?

Just as he thought of this, Ling Tian's eyelids twitched suddenly.

Ji Xiang's technique exceeded his expectations, and unsurprisingly, he successfully targeted the intercostal artery in the ninth rib on the right side in one go.

Are you so sure?

Ling Tian suddenly had a very bad feeling.

If Ji Xiang succeeds, it will be a huge embarrassment!

dong dong dong~

Ling Tian, ​​who was usually calm and indifferent, felt his heart race, but he did not stop Ji Xiang from performing the surgery; he simply prayed silently.

Imaging.

A high-pressure injector delivers contrast agent into the blood vessel.

As the black contrast agent spread across the screen, Ling Tian's heart pounded faster and faster.

The rapid heartbeat that even 95mg of metoprolol couldn't control made Ling Tian feel extremely uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the process was extremely short.

Within 3 seconds, the conclusion was reached—it was not that branches of the intercostal arteries passed through the diaphragm to supply the liver tumor.

Ling Tian let out a long breath.

"The second Super Selection failed." Ling Tian suppressed his joy. He felt the large iron plate in front of him getting closer and closer, while Ji Xiang was rushing towards it at an indescribable speed, crashing into it and bleeding from his scalp.

The young man was arrogant and domineering; he dared to agree to the boss's blatant attempt to set him up.

This time, we must teach him a lesson!

Ling Tian sneered inwardly. This was the second time already. If it failed next time, he could terminate the surgery because of an excessive dose of contrast agent.

This is a decision that no one can fault.

Want to urinate and defecate on the prostate of morality? Young man, you're still too green.

Instead of taking the main road to heaven, you choose to take the narrow, winding path—you're courting death!

Ji Xiang returned to the system's operating room. He had already failed twice; he couldn't afford to fail again.

Using a simulator to find the blood vessels supplying the tumor, even without guidance from a system NPC, Ji Xiang felt that he would eventually succeed by trying little by little.

however,

The surgery was more difficult than Ji Xiang had imagined.

After 28 over-selection attempts, Ji Xiang still couldn't find the problem.

However, Ji Xiang was incredibly stubborn, and his empathetic experience gave him endless courage and patience.

The system NPC did its job as an assistant well, without saying a word of nonsense, simply helping Ji Xiang find that "damn" blood vessel.

52 times

64 times

78 times

Ji Xiang failed countless times and tried countless times.

……

……

Ling Tian tilted his head slightly, wanting to see Ji Xiang's predicament.

But the next second he froze.

Although Ji Xiang was wearing a mask, Ling Tian could almost see Ji Xiang smiling and looking confident.

This was completely different from what he had imagined!

What did Ji Xiang discover?

Ling Tian shuddered and stared intently at the imaging.

No problem at all!

He turned his head to look at his boss through the leaded glass. Qin Chu's expression was indifferent as he stared at the screen. Based on Ling Tian's understanding of his boss, the boss shouldn't have noticed anything wrong either.

that……

(End of this chapter)