Healing Doctor

Chapter 519 contains exactly 14 papers.

"Regarding the causes of free bodies in the abdominal cavity, it is generally believed that they are caused by lesions and torsion of the intestinal fat grafts, acute inflammation, adhesions and detachment; or by peritoneal mesothelial hyperplasia caused by chronic inflammation."

Because the formation mechanism of free bodies in the abdominal cavity is complex, there is currently a lack of clear diagnostic criteria for it in clinical practice.

"However, the reported pathological diagnoses of the loose bodies are all hyalinization, which allows us to preliminarily determine that it is this type of disease."

Ji Xiang did not seem nervous or anxious in the face of the experts' questions. He spoke eloquently, with a calm and focused expression.

Director Fan recalled how other interns behaved when faced with questions from directors and experts, and genuinely felt that Ji Xiang was different.

"Really?" The head of the gastroenterology department wanted to refute, but Ji Xiang's words were impeccable, and for a moment he didn't know how to ask the question.

"It's just a guess," Ji Xiang said frankly. "Whether it's true or not, we'll have to look at the pathology report. Professor, you scheduled intraoperative frozen section, right?"

"It's a regular appointment," one of the professors leading the group replied.

"Could you communicate with the pathology department to expedite the process?" Ji Xiang asked.

The head of the gastroenterology department looked up at Ji Xiang, nodded, and said, "I'll make a call before I start the show."

After Ji Xiang finished speaking, he turned his body slightly to the side and quietly "hid" behind Director Yang, looking just like one of the "henchmen" that Director Yang had brought.

The voice of an operating room nurse came from outside the door; she was checking the patient information with the chief resident.

"Let's go, let's start surgery!" The head of the gastroenterology department stood up enthusiastically and gave Ji Xiang a deep look.

Director Fan recorded all of this and felt very satisfied.

Director Fan had absolutely no idea what a free vitreous body in the abdominal cavity was. He could understand every single word Ji Xiang said, including the diagnosis, but when put together, he had no idea what Ji Xiang was talking about.

All he knew was that Ji Xiang was incredibly capable, standing before the two directors and talking eloquently, leaving them completely bewildered.

This is what the program needs.

Although it was very different from the program that Director Fan had imagined, even completely different, Director Fan felt that it was better this way.

However, the thought of editing made Director Fan feel a bit dizzy again. Ji Xiang's performance was good, but compared to the previous episodes, it was somewhat mediocre.

Director Fan looked somewhat distressed as he followed the others to the operating room.

Knowing he wouldn't be allowed in with the film crew, he simply stood in the fire escape and saw what useful footage he could capture.

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In the review room, not all the guests had arrived; it was too early, and many people couldn't get out of bed.

The work schedule in the entertainment industry is different from that of doctors. For doctors, early shift handover is an unshakeable rule, even if they have to stay up all night.

Compared to the entertainment industry, people in the medical field are more disciplined and professional.

The bald host yawned. "Professor Shen, what is abdominal free radical...?"

Although he was highly skilled, that was all he could remember.

"Free hyalinization in the abdominal cavity... To be honest, I've never heard of it." Professor Shen said helplessly, "Hyaluronic acid degeneration is quite common in clinical practice."

In the diseased cells or interstitial tissue, there is a uniform, unstructured, translucent accumulation of protein, which appears as an eosinophilic homogeneous substance in HE-stained sections.

It is classified into intracellular hyaline degeneration, fibrous connective tissue hyaline degeneration, and arteriolar wall hyaline degeneration.

"But with the terms 'inside the abdominal cavity' and 'free' added, I don't know what it means."

"Is it true that there are only 14 reported cases worldwide?" a guest asked.

"I can check it now," Professor Shen said.

The bald host immediately realized this was a time-waster; he hadn't slept enough the night before and was feeling tired, so he wanted to slack off for a bit.

"Could you look it up? I feel like Dr. Ji Xiang's explanation was too detailed, and I'm a little hesitant to believe it." The bald host followed Professor Shen's lead and passed the task to him.

Professor Shen was interested in researching information, particularly regarding free hyalinization changes within the abdominal cavity.

After moving his laptop, Professor Shen logged onto a professional website and began searching.

"Got it! In March 2018, the European Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery published a similar paper, which is the most recent one."

Professor Shen quickly found the most recent paper.

"Really? Let me see." A guest leaned closer.

But what he saw was a screen full of English text.

His English is not bad, but professional English journals contain too many technical terms that are not commonly used, leaving him confused.

"I must say, it sounds quite similar to what Dr. Ji Xiang said." Professor Shen glanced at it briefly and continued searching.

2013

2006

Each article spans a long period of time, with the oldest being published in 1967.

Fourteen papers, exactly fourteen, not one more and not one less.

Professor Shen stared at the screen in astonishment and counted again.

Professor Shen has a basic understanding of his own medical background, considering himself a professional doctor, and even an academic one at that.

For someone like Ji Xiang, an academic, the vast amount of literature was simply not enough to know everything. However, Ji Xiang could do it with ease, giving a diagnosis on the spot when he encountered an extremely rare case. He even knew the number of papers published in the medical field over the past few decades.

This is even more surprising than the amazing surgery performed by Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang can recount the millions or even tens of millions of medical papers published over the decades in great detail. What kind of ability is this?

Superpowers, huh?

"Teacher Shen, there really are 14 articles!"

"Yes, are there really so few papers published in the medical field? Dr. Ji Xiang is still a resident physician, how can he remember them so clearly?"

"Impressive, impressive. I didn't expect Dr. Ji Xiang to be right; there really are only 14 relevant papers."

The guests present expressed their surprise one after another.

Recalling what Ji Xiang said to the director of the gastrointestinal surgery department, and their own thoughts at the time, the guests all blushed.

It turns out it was all true; they had reason and evidence, while I was just making wild guesses.

Professor Shen stared blankly at the computer screen, speechless for a long time.

"Teacher Shen, how do you know so much detail, Dr. Ji Xiang? Although I don't understand the medical industry, it seems very difficult to do so in my experience." The bald host threw out a topic when he saw that the conversation was getting a little awkward.

"I don't know," Professor Shen said hoarsely. "Even if you gave me a computer... I don't think I could do it."

The bald host just scratched his head; what was he saying?

Could it be that Ji Xiang has a team behind him, or even a large team that can access supercomputers anytime, anywhere?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

"A perfect score and the top score in the country is truly extraordinary. It seems we can't look at Dr. Ji Xiang with ordinary eyes," the bald host added, trying to salvage the situation.

(End of this chapter)