Chapter 117: Chapter 115: Glorious Return to the First City Hospital
Inside the operating room.
The patient had already received an intramuscular injection of diazepam half an hour prior to achieve sedation.
The two professors observed from the side, with Shen Xiaofei providing backup for Wu Ting. Meanwhile, Yan Xi, as one of Shen Guofeng’s doctoral students, was on hand to act as Wu Ting’s assistant.
Ling Ling stood at the far end of the room, quietly watching Wu Ting’s surgery.
In a situation like this, an ordinary junior doctor’s legs would have been shaking.
Wu Ting, however, showed no signs of stage fright. Confident and composed, he began to take control of the procedure.
"Dr. Yan, I’ll need your assistance with the patient’s digital subtraction angiography."
"I haven’t systematically studied digital subtraction angiography yet, so I’ll be relying on you to guide and control the entire process."
Hearing Wu Ting’s words, Yan Xi was a little surprised. ’A man who can diagnose bile duct cancer and propose a plan that even Professor Ma and Professor Shen feel humbled by doesn’t even know basic digital subtraction angiography?’
"Don’t worry, Dr. Wu. I’ll give you my full cooperation."
At the operating table, Yan Xi was very serious. She cleared her mind and focused completely on assisting Wu Ting.
However, as she began, her hands trembled slightly.
After all, she was working in front of Professor Ma, Director Shen, and her own mentor.
"Disinfection... Draping..."
At the sound of Wu Ting’s calm voice, Yan Xi began to move.
"PTC needle... Prepare for cholangiography..."
"Okay."
Yan Xi was infected by Wu Ting’s composure and focus, and the last of her nervousness vanished completely.
Wu Ting began by selecting a skin puncture site for the right intrahepatic bile duct, at the 7th-8th intercostal space on the right mid-axillary line...
For the left intrahepatic bile duct, he made a puncture site 3cm to the left and 3cm from the xiphoid process...
Watching Wu Ting’s clean and efficient movements, both Shen Guofeng and Ma Mengchao nodded slightly. It was clear Wu Ting was very familiar with this Surgical Technique. His execution was precise, and his choice of puncture sites was perfect.
Yan Xi quickly followed his lead, assisting with the cholangiography.
The next step was to puncture the intrahepatic bile duct with the PTC needle, a process that required profound skill in judging force, angle, and timing.
Yan Xi couldn’t help but feel nervous for Wu Ting, but it went unexpectedly smoothly, all in a flash.
With hands like a magician, Wu Ting successfully placed the catheter and began to fix the PTCD drainage tube to the skin.
"Dr. Yan, collect a bile sample for subsequent bacterial culture and drug sensitivity testing..."
Yan Xi, already won over by Wu Ting’s skill, followed his instructions in perfect sync.
Watching Wu Ting direct Yan Xi, smoothly completing a series of seemingly simple yet textbook-perfect maneuvers, the two professors were delighted.
Shen Xiaofei was also filled with admiration. ’This Wu Ting really has some serious skills! To have such fundamental prowess at his age is incredibly rare!’
’A genius who can continuously create new and improved surgical techniques is truly something else.’
Amid everyone’s awe, Yan Xi excitedly announced:
"Success! The patient’s biliary obstruction has been resolved! Now, all we need to do is have the patient take the traditional Chinese medicinal decoction prescribed by Dr. Wu, start recording the daily bile drainage volume, and periodically monitor their vital signs!"
After she finished speaking, Yan Xi suddenly had a realization.
’Dr. Wu is so kind.’
’How could a doctor who has mastered the percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage procedure not understand digital subtraction angiography?’
’Dr. Wu just said that to save my pride and give me a chance to shine.’
’He’s younger than me, yet so considerate of others in his conduct. He doesn’t vie for credit, and he’s humble and polite... and most importantly, he’s so handsome and charming...’
Yan Xi’s face flushed slightly, but luckily, she was wearing a mask.
Standing in the distance, Ling Ling watched Yan Xi complete the surgery so smoothly, feeling a little envious.
The first stage of the surgery was complete. The next step was to see the efficacy of Wu Ting’s traditional Chinese medicinal decoction.
"Then we’ll wait for the patient’s bile to drain completely and meet the requirements for the second stage—the radical resection of the cholangiocarcinoma—before proceeding with the next surgery!"
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After the surgery was completed, the group had lunch together.
During lunch, Professor Jin Yu from Xianglin City Xuanshang University Affiliated Hospital also arrived at their private room.
Jin Yu had also brought a junior doctor with him. But unlike Yan Xi and Ling Ling, he had brought his niece, who was now an attending physician in the hepatobiliary surgery department at Saint An Hospital.
Jin Yan was older and more experienced than both Yan Xi and Ling Ling.
With an uncle who was a major department director, and being young and promising herself, she had always been proud and arrogant in the surgical field. She looked down on most associate directors, let alone junior doctors.
She had little interest in Jin Yu’s plan to follow Professor Ma and the others on an inspection tour of Fan City First Hospital. As for Wu Ting, he was so young that she felt no admiration for him whatsoever.
Instead, she felt a desire to compete and see who was better.
Looking at the only young male doctor sitting in the private room, Jin Yan’s gaze swept over him audaciously.
Jin Yan was thirty years old, with delicate features and a porcelain-white face that gave her the innocent look of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old.
But beneath that baby face was a stunning figure. Everything that should be full, cinched, or long and slender was exactly so. Her proportions were runway-ready.
However, Jin Yan was a workaholic and had been single since birth. She had no shortage of suitors, but not one had ever caught her eye.
Now, having reached *that* age, she was still completely clueless about matters of the heart. Her uncle, Jin Yu, felt helpless about this.
However, as a professor, his views were quite open-minded, and he didn’t interfere too much in that area. In academic matters, though, he believed in promoting talent, even if it was family, and would bring Jin Yan to any significant academic event.
Sensing the pressure emanating from beneath Jin Yan’s youthful face, Yan Xi and Ling Ling—both members of the flat-chested brigade—exchanged a look, a sense of shared animosity uniting them.
Wu Ting looked up and met Jin Yan’s gaze without a hint of awkwardness or embarrassment, simply returning her look calmly. Given his handsome features, he had experienced all kinds of intense stares from women, and Jin Yan’s was no exception.
Jin Yan was slightly surprised by his calm confidence. Most men, when faced with the gaze of a beauty of her caliber, would either look away out of a sense of unworthiness or put on a gentle and refined act like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
’Interesting.’
After greeting Professor Jin Yu and the other professors and directors present, Jin Yan finally sat down.
"Professor Jin is here. Let’s finish our meal, rest for a bit, and then head to Fan City First Hospital together."
After Professor Ma had arranged the itinerary, everyone began to eat.
Yan Xi and Ling Ling were already quite familiar with each other, and with their elders present, they felt relaxed enough to let their inner foodies out. Ling Ling, who was from Qinghe City, particularly enjoyed the Jiangnan cuisine.
In contrast, Jin Yan, despite her wild figure, ate with small, delicate bites.
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With Ma Mengchao’s deliberate help, Wu Ting managed to keep the visit from this star-studded team a secret.
Huo Yun and the others still thought it was just Professor Ma bringing Ling Ling for an inspection.
「Inside City First Hospital.」
Cai Qi and Huo Yun had long since returned to their department.
The two immediately called an internal meeting to announce that Professor Ma Mengchao from the General Surgery Department of Qinghe City Jiuhua Hospital would be coming for an inspection soon.
All the doctors were both nervous and excited.
After the internal briefing, the two directors went to see Dean Tang.
When Dean Tang heard that Professor Ma was willing to come—and was interested in recommending Wu Ting’s project for a national natural science fund grant, as well as the hepatobiliary surgery department’s enhanced recovery ward—he was thrilled.
"Director Huo, Director Cai, you two have truly done a great service for our City First Hospital this time."
These two projects of Huo Yun and Cai Qi’s were ones that Tang Long had personally championed and strongly recommended. If they secured these two major projects, Tang Long’s own promotion wouldn’t be far off.
Hearing Dean Tang’s praise, Cai Qi blushed so hard he could barely keep a straight face.
"Dean Tang, your praise is truly embarrassing me. This time, I was just riding the coattails of the Emergency Department, riding the coattails of Dr. Wu Ting."
"Originally, Director Huo and I didn’t even have a chance to speak a few words alone with Professor Ma. It was all thanks to Dr. Wu Ting. His reputation precedes him, and Professor Ma’s female doctoral student was deeply impressed by him, which brought him to the professor’s attention. And it just so happens that Professor Ma was already keeping an eye on Wu Ting."
"Through his conversation with Wu Ting, and thanks to Wu Ting’s new Surgical Technique, our City First Hospital caught Professor Ma’s eye and earned this opportunity."
Hearing Cai Qi praise Wu Ting’s accomplishments, Huo Yun was secretly gloating. No matter what, Wu Ting’s merit was his, Huo Yun’s, merit.
As the saying goes, talented people are common, but those who can recognize talent are rare. The further Wu Ting went, the more glorious the achievement would be for Huo Yun, the one who recommended him, in the annals of City First Hospital.
"This time, we must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"After Professor Ma’s inspection is over, I’ll persuade the hospital leadership to give Wu Ting more support. Bringing in a national-level Natural Science Foundation project would be incredible!"
"At the next hospital-wide meeting, we must make a special point of commending Wu Ting. That kid is really bringing honor to our City First Hospital!"
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While the Emergency Department and Hepatobiliary Surgery Department at City First Hospital were busy preparing for the inspection...
Wu Ting led Ma Mengchao, Shen Guofeng, Jin Yu, and the three stunningly beautiful female doctors to the Emergency Department building of City First Hospital.
"This way, please!"
Wu Ting, in a relaxed mood, led the group. Along the way, he took the opportunity to create many chances to converse with Yan Xi. Having her white-grade trait in mind, Wu Ting directly engaged the brilliant female doctor in a discussion about all sorts of professional terminology.
[DING! Congratulations, Host, for conversing with Dr. Yan Xi about her research topic and gaining her favor. You have obtained a trait from Dr. Yan Xi: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White). This is Dr. Ling Ling’s doctoral thesis research area, which is still in its early stages and has not yet yielded mature results. Note: This auxiliary technology can be combined with various surgical techniques and has enormous potential!]
[Recommended Trait Synthesis: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White) + Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White) + Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White) = Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (Yellow)]
[Missing Trait: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Technology (White)!]
’It worked!’
Wu Ting was ecstatic. ’Looks like I need to keep talking with Yan Xi!’
In the group with three beautiful women, Wu Ting clearly wasn’t treating them all equally. Behind her professional, pasted-on smile, Ling Ling wasn’t feeling too happy.
Shen Guofeng, however, saw it all and was inwardly delighted.
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