Chapter 979: with translation of chapter title

958 Liver... hernia?

The patient was sent to the ICU by Dong Jia from the Hepatobiliary Surgery Department.

Professor Yang, looking back now on how the surgery went, still finds it hard to believe it really happened.

A partial splenectomy, given current medical conditions and technological level, is a very difficult procedure—indeed, extremely difficult. Moreover, this surgery performed was for a massive spleen caused by Ge Xie Disease.

But in Zheng Lao Ban's hands, how did it become so easy?

Professor Yang had a feeling that even without the final wrapping of absorbable spleen mesh, the surgery was successful, it held!

"Zheng Lao Ban, do you have time tonight to grab a meal together?" Yang Rui leaned close to Zheng Ren, his face still slightly bewildered, asking.

"Tonight, I still have something to do," Zheng Ren said with an apologetic smile.

"Oh, then let's do it another day," Professor Yang said, feeling disappointed.

But that doesn't matter; my relationship with Zheng Lao Ban is very harmonious, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Besides, once the Surgery live broadcast of the massive spleen surgery for Ge Xie Disease goes out, many patients will soon come seeking treatment—Professor Yang had already foreseen this.

Together they went to change clothes, had a cigarette, and Professor Yang and Zheng Ren waved goodbye, each returning to the ward.

"Zheng Lao Ban, why don't you get in touch?" Director Kong asked only after seeing Professor Yang leave.

Su Yun had already wanted to ask Zheng Ren from behind him.

"There's a consultation case from the Mayo Clinic; I want to go back and study it." Zheng Ren said calmly: "The case is interesting; on the 64-slice CT images I saw incomplete signs in the endothelium of the narrowed renal artery segment, suggesting that a stent might have been placed there but later removed for some reason."

"Mayo Clinic?" Director Kong heard the name and was momentarily dazed.

"It's a patient from an experimental procedure in India who developed severe bilateral renal artery stenosis after undergoing RDN." Zheng Ren explained.

Director Kong gave a wry smile.

Right under Director Kong's nose, Zheng Ren actually, while stirring up a huge wave with the Surgery live broadcast, also silently gained recognition from the Mayo Clinic.

If one day the Mayo Clinic extends an olive branch, will he still be able to stay at 912 Hospital?

If it were me, I definitely wouldn't.

Trying to keep Zheng Lao Ban is truly a difficult matter; Director Kong suddenly drifted into thought.

"Boss, you say you don't want it, but your body is honest—still the same old habit; I'm relieved." Su Yun said.

"Is a $100,000 consultation fee okay?" Zheng Ren said: "This kind of experimental procedure incurs huge costs; coming to see me, $100,000 is really not much."

"..." Director Kong felt his head spin a little.

"The key is, I don't want to get too involved in this." Zheng Ren said while walking: "Research on hypertension is too complex, and it involves internal medicine knowledge; I also don't have time now to systematically study and solve it."

Su Yun's expression changed; before she could speak, she heard Zheng Ren continue.

"The point is, even if I wanted to solve it, I couldn't."

Su Yun's expression relaxed considerably.

If Zheng Ren claimed he could solve the hypertension problem, that would be downright monstrous!

The more common and familiar a disease is, the more widespread it becomes, and the harder it is to solve. Hypertension has many subtypes; renal hypertension is just one of many directions in current Western medical research.

Looking at the situation, Medtronic has invested heavily in this area, yet there's little progress.

If it could be done…… even Su Yun's heart would jump. If…… suppose…… maybe…… this would surely be a Nobel Prize project, and an uncontroversial one at that.

Director Kong shook his head and smiled: "Go get busy; you also need to pay attention to interpersonal relations on the hospital side. I estimate that Little Yang is preparing to invite a few familiar young team-leading professors to dinner together—this is a great opportunity, don't miss it in the future……"

Having said that, Director Kong paused.

Missed? It seems Professor Yang missed Zheng Ren. Given Zheng Ren's level, he probably doesn't need to rush around like a junior doctor trying to curry favor with team-leading professors.

In fact, Professor Yang needs to put in considerable effort to maintain a good relationship with Zheng Ren.

He's still too young, making people unconsciously want to overlook him. He immediately thought of Zhu Liangchen, that Old Five Zhu, who is likely to suffer a major setback in this matter.

But having said what needed to be said, I certainly can't run to Di Du Hepatobiliary Hospital and point at Old Five Zhu's nose to yell at him.

Back in school, everyone was still green; doing that then wasn't a big deal. But now…… better to forget it.

Returning to the Intervention Department, Director Kong went straight back to his office, while Zheng Ren began to ponder the email sent from the Mayo Clinic.

Su Yun had already replied to that side, but she hadn't received feedback yet.

Regarding Zheng Ren's research, Su Yun has developed some interest this time, and she began discussing related cases and solutions with Zheng Ren, speculating whether the Mayo Clinic side had performed a renal artery stent procedure, why it failed, and what the cause of failure was.

Strictly speaking, this belongs to genuine research. It's dull and tedious; the most crucial part is that there's no visible breakthrough direction.

But Zheng Ren keeps pulling the research topic back to a single simple case, not letting Su Yun let her thoughts wander off into hypertension research.

One hour……

Two hours……

By mid-afternoon, around three o'clock, Zheng Ren's phone started ringing.

"Zheng Lao Ban, the Emergency Department has an out-of-town transferred patient; Old Cui is asking you to take a look." Upon answering the call, Zhou Litao said.

"What kind of patient?"

"A diaphragmatic hernia patient who, after two surgeries to repair it, developed a hepatic hernia."

"..." Zheng Ren blinked slightly.

Hepatic hernia, however, is quite rare. Generally, internal hernias involve the gastrointestinal tract and other hollow organs.

Like the liver, because of its relatively large size and the ligaments firmly fixing it, trying to protrude through the diaphragm into the thoracic cavity to form a hernia is no small feat.

"Boss, what's up?" Su Yun saw Zheng Ren hang up the phone, was about to shut down the computer, and asked.

"Old Cui's side has a hepatic hernia patient; go take a look." Zheng Ren said.

"A remote consultation—just giving a casual opinion would be a $100,000 job, and you won't do it, yet you want to get involved in this troublesome matter; are you out of your mind?"

"Hepatic hernia—you're not interested?" Zheng Ren didn't answer Su Yun's words but instead threw the question back.

Su Yun gave a hehe laugh, closed her notebook, handed it to Chang Yue, and then walked out of the office with Zheng Ren, heading straight for the Emergency Department.

"Boss, on the Emergency Department side, I feel Old Cui just wants to rope you in one patient at a time." As they walked, Su Yun muttered.

"Mm, I know." Zheng Ren nodded.

This is just a small trick, anyone could think of it. But Cui Lao hadn't sought Zheng Ren for a while; once he acted, just the two words "hernia" made Zheng Ren's index finger itch.

Not only Zheng Ren, this time even Su Yun couldn't hold back curiosity.