Chapter 917: 898 Kidney Transplant (Alliance Lord cws6682 Alliance Lord Bonus Chapter 4)

Seeing Vice President Yuan walk out of the Operating Room, the air only slightly eased. Director Miao turned and stepped down, saying: "Zheng Lao Ban, let's go together."

Zheng Ren responded with a sound, gave his position to Yu Jianshui Yu Zong, letting him watch on the operating table. He tore off the surgical gown, took off the lead clothing, and exhaled.

"Boss, can it work?" Su Yun followed behind him, asking.

"I don't know, but when there's no other way, one can try." Zheng Ren said.

This situation where trying might lead to survival, while not trying means certain death, is what doctors dislike most.

"That thing in 1954, in the end it caused quite a stir." Su Yun said.

"Hmm." Zheng Ren nodded.

On the eve of Christmas in 1954, the hospital where Joseph E. Murray worked admitted a pair of identical twin brothers, the 23-year-old older brother Ronald Herrick and the younger brother Richard Herrick.

Both were soldiers.

As their service ended, the two discharged together, preparing to start a new life, but at that moment the younger brother was diagnosed with severe nephritis.

Richard Herrick's nephritis was severe; even with treatment, he would soon die.

After summarizing all cases, Joseph E. Murray decided to perform a kidney transplant between the two brothers.

Before that, Joseph E. Murray had only done countless animal experiments. He found that the closer the blood relation of the animals, the higher the chance of survival after surgery.

To Joseph E. Murray, a human trial was a heaven-sent opportunity.

But soon he faced enormous social pressure, with epithets like butcher and executioner swarming in.

Because Richard Herrick's nephritis was a chronic disease, although life-threatening, it was different from the patient before him.

Joseph E. Murray first gave the two brothers a skin graft surgery; the effect was encouraging, confirming no rejection reaction.

But before the surgery could be done, this operation truly became a huge social issue. Joseph E. Murray endured enormous pressure, and finally, under the ruling of the justices of the United States Federal Supreme Court, the surgery was allowed to proceed.

An organ transplant surgery required the justices of the federal court to render a judgment, making doctors seem like murderers, which is undoubtedly hard to accept.

Later, the surgery succeeded, but Joseph E. Murray's first successful kidney transplant also did not win a Nobel Prize.

For Su Yun, who longed for the Nobel Prize, how could she not know this long-buried story?

In 1990, Joseph E. Murray received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his contributions to the research on "human organ and cell transplantation."

The award was mainly due to research on organ transplantation, not a new technique in organ transplantation.

Thus it can be seen that the Nobel Prize reviewers resisted new techniques.

And from the first successful surgery to receiving the Nobel Prize, there was a full 46 years in between!

Therefore, almost no one is optimistic about the TIPS surgery project, and that is reasonable.

"Twins may not necessarily be a perfect match." Su Yun switched to fault-finding mode.

"This is a method; whether to do it depends on the situation."

"Even with preoperative matching, it still takes at least a day." Su Yun continued.

"If not done, one cannot last a day; if done, there is still a chance."

"Boss, I can't help but admire the wonder of your thinking; are you really just looking for trouble for yourself?" Su Yun's contempt showed.

"The situation is rather special; besides, I only give suggestions, the big shots have the final say—when will I ever get to show myself?" Zheng Ren tossed the lead clothing aside, pondering whether to use that grandmaster-level skill book.

"I have indeed studied kidney transplantation. Though it seems kidneys are easier to transplant than hearts, that's only for surgical procedures. Structurally speaking, kidneys are infinitely more complex than hearts." Su Yun changed the subject, saying.

"That's definitely the case; can renal tubules and collecting ducts be 3D printed? I think current technology will still need at least 20 years."

"According to a report on October 19, 2016, from the MIT Technology Review website, the laboratory of Harvard University materials scientist and bioengineering professor Jennifer Louis used 3D printing technology to produce the proximal tubules of the human kidney."

"This is the most important structure composing the kidney's basic functional unit, and its function is almost completely identical to that of the proximal tubule in a healthy kidney." Su Yun was well versed in the information concerning 3D printing and organ transplantation.

"But only up to this point; globally, there have been no further reports."

"Being able to produce renal tubules is already quite good."

The two walked upstairs while talking.

These are the passages inside the Operating Room, laminar flow spaces, with suitable temperature, making one feel especially comfortable.

But facing such a difficult surgery, facing a dying patient, no one could feel happy.

Zheng Ren and Su Yun kept talking, also using conversation to ease the mental tension.

"There's a lot of nonsense online that nevertheless attracts attention." Su Yun walked and said, "I used to go online to post criticisms, but later I got too lazy to bother."

"Everyone likes sensational gossip." Zheng Ren knew what Su Yun was referring to.

The stories circulating online usually happen at night: a man unable to resist temptation goes to a hotel with a strange girl to discuss life plans.

As the conversation heated up, after a few drinks he actually passed out asleep; upon waking he found himself naked, lying in a bathtub full of ice cubes. Just regaining consciousness, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, and saw a note beside the tub: "Call the police quickly, otherwise you will die!"

Such jokes spread most widely when kidney function first appeared; another version is about overseas travel where the wife suddenly disappears, then after frantically searching for years, one discovers she has been turned into a seal person, begging on the streets.

Such lies are utterly not worth scrutinizing, yet many people believe them to be true.

Kidney transplantation, before surgery, follows a very strict process: first is matching; only after matching is complete can the next step proceed. Many patients waiting for a kidney source hang their names at several hospitals capable of kidney transplants, going immediately wherever they hear news.

"Boss, do you know what my first thought was after seeing that kidney-cutting joke?" Su Yun asked.

"You could still have an idea? Your energy is really abundant. When I saw it, I just skimmed over, completely without thought." Zheng Ren was very tense, his speech involuntarily starting to retort.

"Tch!" Su Yun did not engage in mutual retorting with Zheng Ren; after making a sound of disdain, she said: "I think they just want to stir-fry some kidney slices to eat. However, if the medical environment gets worse later, I'll become a freelance writer. I guarantee I'll write all sorts of sensational stuff that you won't be able to tell is fake."

"Are you sure?"

"……" Su Yun fell silent. Speaking of various bits of knowledge, Zheng Ren is no worse than me. But boss, do you know you're putting people under a lot of pressure like this? Su Yun thought to herself.