Healing Doctor

Chapter 517 Approaching the Reality of Science

Ji Xiang's heart stirred, and he peeked inside to see what had happened.

Zhai Yuhan sat in front of the computer, watching videos and making phone calls, seemingly exchanging ideas with someone.

Ji Xiang recalled what Zhai Yuhan had just said, found it strange, and turned around to quickly change his clothes.

Upon arriving at the doctor's office, he stood behind Zhai Yuhan and caught a glimpse of a strange video file.

Zhai Yuhan used a dual-field CT scan, both of which were abdominal CT scans, and both showed a large, round, white tumor on the image.

The tumors should be from the same source.

Probably.

Ji Xiang was also unsure.

Based on their size and density, they are the same, and Ji Xiang is likely certain of this.

However, the difference is that the tumor in the left image is at the lower edge of the liver, right next to the gallbladder; while the tumor in the right image is in the lower abdomen, near the colon, slightly compressing the colon.

"They look so alike!" Ji Xiang stared intently at the two tumors, comparing their size and density once again.

He quickly realized with astonishment that the two tumors must be the same one!

Twins? A thought flashed through Ji Xiang's mind, but he immediately dismissed it.

"Huh? It looks a lot like it," Zhao Zhe said in surprise.

"You've arrived." Zhai Yuhan covered the phone and turned around to greet them, even smiling slightly to express her goodwill.

"Teacher Zhai, what kind of patient is this?" Ji Xiang asked.

"The patient is a 78-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital due to 'abdominal pain and bloating for 3 years, worsening for 1 month.' For the past 3 years, the patient has experienced intermittent abdominal pain, bloating, and constipation without any obvious cause. The pain and bloating are relieved after defecation. He has not undergone any examination or treatment. One month ago, the patient's constipation worsened, accompanied by urinary frequency and urgency."

Zhai Yuhan recited the patient's present medical history off the top of her head, as if she were repeating it to a computer, almost word for word, which Zhao Zhe greatly admired.

I can do copy and paste myself, but I definitely can't memorize something after reading it once.

Zhai Yuhan inadvertently revealed the difference between herself and doctors in grassroots hospitals.

Zhao Zhe knew very well what kind of quality doctors could stay in high-level, large-scale tertiary hospitals. They were truly exceptional, and those who were exceptional would definitely shine.

If it were gold, it would have been picked up long ago. Zhao Zhe never considered himself to be gold.

"Are there any other tests?" Ji Xiang asked.

"An ultrasound before admission showed a pelvic mass."

Pelvic cavity?

Pelvic cavity!

Neither Ji Xiang nor Zhao Zhe believed it was a slip of the tongue by Zhai Yuhan.

The two round, white tumors in different locations in front of me illustrate the problem.

There's a third spot!

Could the tumor have grown a long stalk? Zhao Zhe looked at the images carefully, but he couldn't see any stalk at all.

"Dr. Xiao Ji, what are your thoughts?" Zhai Yuhan frowned and asked in a low voice.

"Surgery," Ji Xiang said. "We can't do laparoscopy, so we'll have open surgery to remove the tumor completely. It's most likely benign, so don't worry."

"I didn't ask you how to get treatment, I asked..." Zhai Yuhan said, then she herself was stunned.

How should I ask?

Zhai Yuhan was speechless for a moment.

She had never seen anything like it before, and she didn't even know what to ask.

The tumor has no stalk, and it can be seen clearly from different angles on the CT scan. But that's the problem!

How can a round, white tumor with a diameter of 8cm appear out of thin air in the body?

Is it magic?

Generally speaking, tumors need blood vessels to grow and need to participate in human metabolism. Both benign and malignant tumors need nutrients to grow.

There's an 8cm tumor rolling around in my abdominal cavity for no reason. Anyone with a modicum of scientific sense wouldn't think of it that way.

So after Zhai Yuhan asked the first question, she fell silent.

"Xiao Zhai, are you watching a movie?"

Director Yang walked in while putting on his white coat and asked.

"Boss, you're here." Zhai Yuhan stood up. "Please take a look."

Director Yang didn't say much, and after sitting down, he watched the film attentively.

Occasionally, professors leading groups would come in for a quick look, but at first they would just glance at it casually, and once their eyes were on the video footage of Shuangye on the screen, they couldn't look away.

It's as if those two photos have super glue on them, holding your gaze firmly to them.

Director Yang remained silent for a long time, compared the tumor on the imaging, measured it with a ruler, and then looked at the gastrointestinal surgery medical record almost word by word.

The head nurse came in and was about to start the handover when she was stopped by a professor in charge of the group.

"The director is reviewing the footage."

"What film? Should we hand over the shift first?" the head nurse asked tentatively.

"It's a really weird film. Maybe we should skip the shift handover this morning."

The head nurse was taken aback. The department's shift handover was a routine event, so why was it canceled? Moreover, the film crew was standing at the door, and Director Fan was very disciplined, leading his people in a corner. They had arranged to film several shift handover scenes today.

"What's going on?" The head nurse glanced at Director Fan.

But the professor in charge of the group completely ignored the head nurse's hint to Director Fan. His eyes were fixed on the screen, and he frowned and said in a low voice, "There is a patient in the gastrointestinal tract who has had three examinations, and the location of the tumor has been moved three times."

"What?!" The head nurse was taken aback.

"The emergency examination was in the pelvic cavity. The first CT scan after admission showed the liver near the gallbladder, and the second follow-up scan showed the colon."

"!!!"

"That's strange. Besides, I didn't see that the tumor had a stalk. Otherwise, if it had moved such a large area, it would probably have torn and started to die long ago."

"No stem? The tumor absorbs nutrients by siphoning them in?" the head nurse asked in a low, disdainful voice.

Her tone was full of disdain, made no attempt to hide it, and she was almost about to swear.

"I'm wondering about that too; it shouldn't be like this," said the professor in charge of the group.

"Dr. Zhao, Dr. Zhao." Upon hearing the words of the head nurse and the professor in charge of the group, Director Fan had an idea and waved to Zhao Zhe.

Zhao Zhe had already been "squeezed" out of the crowd.

He wasn't upset at all; he had seen everything he needed to see. Zhao Zhe then walked over to Director Fan.

"Dr. Zhao, which patient is Director Yang seeing?"

Zhao Zhe described it once, and his description was almost identical to that of the professor in charge of the group.

"The problem is that tumors can't grow out of thin air, but the imaging shows no blood vessels, nerves, connective tissue, or other tissues connecting to the tumor." Zhao Zhe frowned. "This is a very strange case."

Director Fan didn't quite understand, but his eyes were shining.

I used a foreign object in my airway as a clever trick to make a related program, but as for the rest, I only have a vague idea and have no idea how to do it.

However, there was a lot of material in the hospital. Director Fan started to get excited after listening to Zhao Zhe and the professor in charge of the group's descriptions.

Isn't this just a gimmick?

The reason why "Approaching Science" has been so popular for so many years is because of its deceptive content, but the things that happen in hospitals are all true.

Aside from the fact that doctors are wary of themselves like thieves, they have almost no flaws.

(End of this chapter)