Healing Doctor

Chapter 599 Can't we do such a simple surgery?

Although Ji Xiang seemed to have made a mistake, neither Lin Jiuze nor Ji Xiang stopped what they were doing.

Lin Jiuze seemed to retract the latch on the umbrella slightly, and then began to move slowly.

The thrombectomy umbrella glides along the "track" laid under the microguidewire, pushing the "fresh" thrombus out.

"Uh..." Director Liu made a strange sound from his throat.

It should be possible. There is a microguidewire with a diameter of a few tenths of a millimeter between the thrombus and the atherosclerotic plaque, which does not give the plaque enough force to cause it to fall off or the blood vessel to tear.

Lin Jiu then moved the thrombectomy umbrella little by little, and the thrombus slowly entered the aspiration catheter.

The entire surgery was not shown; it was edited out. The blood clot quickly entered the aspiration catheter. However, the previous "mistake" was missing, and it's unclear what technique Ji Xiang used to make the knot disappear.

A second angiography showed that blood flow in the right lower limb, which had previously been completely blocked by a blood clot, had been restored.

Ding Xiangdu could see what the re-discovery of the tree-like vascular network meant.

That means new life.

*Smack!*

Director Bai was furious and slammed his fist on the table.

"Old Bai, don't be angry," Liu Zhi comforted him.

"What the hell are you doing!" Director Bai roared.

Ding Xiang rarely saw Director Bai so angry. Usually, no matter how difficult the medical dispute was, Director Bai always remained calm and unfathomable.

It's rare to see Director Bai get angry.

"Director Bai, what's wrong with you?" Ding Xiang asked, puzzled.

"Sigh." Director Liu explained while filling Director Bai's glass with wine, "The program edited out the most crucial steps. I estimate that the thrombus removal process should have taken at least 3-5 minutes, with many detailed procedures. In the end, the program team directly showed the final result, which annoyed the viewers."

"Was it edited?" Ding Xiang asked, puzzled. "It looked very smooth to me. The two worked together well. Although I don't know what they did, I could see the blood clot being removed little by little."

Director Liu paused slightly, then smiled and said, "Old Bai, this isn't an academic conference. Surgery is just a means, not the main content. The program is designed for the general audience to understand, not for doctors to study."

Director Bai knew this, of course, but he was already engrossed in the surgery and was eager to see what Ji Xiang had done.

But the production team showed themselves a result!

He meows!

The surgery was declared over, and Director Bai was very dissatisfied, but the guests in the commentary room were in high spirits and extremely excited.

"Teacher Shen, didn't you say the surgery couldn't be done?"

"Yes, I think it's not too difficult for Dr. Ji Xiang and Dr. Lin Jiuze to remove blood clots when they work together."

"Exactly!"

Professor Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

Not difficult at all? You're kidding. Of course, an ordinary person wouldn't see the difficulty, but Professor Shen was already sweating bullets.

He knew Ji Xiang was strong, but he didn't know Ji Xiang would be this strong.

The surgery that Lin Jiu couldn't complete alone became simple and easy with Ji Xiang's help.

Even ordinary people wouldn't find it difficult at all.

"Professor Shen, is it because 1+1>2?" the bald host asked in a low voice, his forehead full of question marks.

"To be honest, I didn't understand it either," Professor Shen said frankly. "The surgery was extremely difficult, especially since the patient had contraindications. In clinical practice, doctors try to avoid performing surgery on patients with contraindications."

"But……"

"Let's wait until the production team finds two doctors to be supervisors and create the complete animated images," Professor Shen said.

"It seems that's indeed the only way," the bald host said. "But Professor Shen, could you elaborate?"

"I just finished watching... I just finished watching the surgery, and I'm a little dizzy..." Professor Shen stammered.

It was obvious that Professor Shen, like Director Bai, was deeply shocked, so he had no intention of putting on a perfunctory show for the bald host.

The screen flashed, and the sound of a typewriter clicking away appeared.

Two days later.

Three white characters in regular script were projected onto a black background.

Even in the commentary section, the bald host's mouth was still crooked.

"The production team worked day and night to finally finish the animation. Mr. Shen, could you please take a look and see if it's satisfactory?"

The bald host spoke very politely.

An animation appears, showing the thrombectomy catheter entering the blood vessel through the vascular sheath left after the femoral artery puncture, making several turns before reaching the location of the thrombus in the right popliteal artery.

A red blood clot appeared before our eyes, and the thrombectomy catheter extended with a steel wire that pierced the clot.

A familiar voice-over appeared; it was Director Li Ming's voice. He didn't explain too many details, because most people wouldn't understand anyway. So Director Li only explained that the thrombus had formed quickly, similar to blood tofu, making it easy for the guidewire to penetrate.

As the guidewire passes through the thrombus and opens in the lower segment, a 3D image of the thrombectomy catheter developed by Boston Scientific is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.

The thrombectomy umbrella, made of high-tech materials, attaches to the guidewire before penetrating the thrombus, appearing as one piece.

But once it passes through the blood clot, it can open up, press against the blood vessel wall, and fill the entire lumen of the blood vessel.

The presentation is very clear, and everyone can understand it.

The guidewire looks very thin, but it can open up into an umbrella shape after passing through a blood clot. It's hard to imagine how delicate this type of guidewire is; many viewers were stunned.

If there are no atherosclerotic plaques, the thrombus can be "pulled" out simply by pulling out the thrombectomy catheter.

However, there is an arteriosclerotic plaque in front of the thrombectomy umbrella, blocking the only way.

Ding Xiang understood it all, but he stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Immediately, two micro-guidewires penetrated the thrombus and rested on the atherosclerotic plaque. The thrombectomy umbrella, shrinking a few millimeters, slid along the "track" laid by the micro-guidewires.

"Damn it, sometimes I really feel like Xiao Ji's actions are inhuman," Director Liu cursed.

Director Bai remained silent and did not speak.

"Inhuman operation? It looks so simple to me," Boss Ding said doubtfully.

"Hey."

Neither Director Liu nor Section Chief Bai offered an explanation.

They just watched the animation quietly.

As the thrombectomy umbrella gradually pulls out the thrombectomy plug, the suction catheter behind it draws the thrombectomy plug in as it gets closer.

As the last bit of blood clot disappeared, the blood in the popliteal artery surged down like a mighty river.

Finally, pre- and post-operative imaging is included, vividly demonstrating the surgical process and post-operative results.

"Director Bai, can't our Second Affiliated Hospital perform such a simple surgery?" Ding Xiang asked.

One sentence left Director Bai speechless.

Simple? Simple, indeed!

Using a thrombectomy catheter for thrombectomy is still a no-go zone for many doctors who perform interventional surgeries. However, the program team used an animation to showcase the highest level and most perfect surgical method.

*Smack!*

Qin Chu slammed his hand on the table, causing the desk to tremble and teeter on the verge of collapse.

(End of this chapter)