Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1355 - 1027: Popcorn_2

Chapter 1355: Chapter 1027: Popcorn_2

The goal of corrective surgery is functionality; deformities in certain areas of the heart create functional obstacles, and through corrective measures, the normal function of the heart is achieved. Therefore, not only must the correction be accurate, but all aspects must be taken into consideration without compromise.

After all surgical targets are fully exposed, Professor Yang Ping carefully examines the sternum, diaphragm, abdominal wall muscles, and pericardial defects. These align very closely with the preoperative assessments, revealing severe defects. Without the preoperative assessment technology of Digital Human VR, relying solely on CT and MRI imaging, accurate preoperative evaluations would be difficult to achieve, thus increasing the complexity of the surgery. Moreover, the patient is already six years old, missing the optimal age for surgery.

If the preoperative evaluation is insufficient, surgery can easily descend into chaos, proceeding tentatively, which makes the entire surgical process very passive, prone to accidents during surgery or severe complications postoperatively.

All surgical steps are like a precise clockwork; gears interlock and influence each other, and failing in one step inevitably affects the outcomes of others. Major steps of the surgery include --- double outlet right ventricle correction + reconstruction of the left lower pulmonary artery + interatrial septum defect repair + interventricular septum defect repair + lower sternum fracture repair + diaphragm defect repair + umbilical hernia surgery, etc. Each step must be perfectly executed.

After evaluating the defects, Professor Yang Ping begins assessing the deformities of the heart itself, including the heart’s internal structure and major vascular deformities. Preoperative assessments have revealed defects in both the interventricular septum and interatrial septum. Now, it is necessary to directly open up the heart and reassess the deformities from the inside before correcting them one by one.

Professor Yang Ping performs the surgery very smoothly, with no fluctuations, sometimes making the assistants feel utterly bored, but they realize the boredom is highly valuable.

No matter what surgery, even if others perform it amidst turmoil and life-threatening challenges, it remains steady and uneventful with Professor Yang Ping, as if it were not a highly difficult and risky surgery but a simple minor procedure. Thus, for observers, particularly new ones, it can be misleading and easily instill blind confidence in them, making them believe the surgery is simplistic.

Song Zimo and Xu Zhiliang have both made this mistake early on, unconsciously developing a light, blind confidence. Therefore, with experience, they approach each of Professor Yang Ping’s surgeries with caution. They have a mental formula: the perceived difficulty of observed surgeries multiplied by a correction factor, to truly gauge the surgery’s difficulty.

In the observation room, as the surgery progresses methodically, originally anxious Brian now feels much calmer, because after observing for a while, even without surgical experience, he can intuitively feel the surgery’s stability, which is reassuring.

The remote control in Manstein’s hand gradually loses its initial effect. Regardless of how they zoom in on the screen or bring the camera closer, even showing Brian the heart with repaired defects in the interatrial and interventricular septa, Brian doesn’t experience the roller-coaster-like emotions he felt before.

If a person has strong confidence and a composed aura, they can reassure those around who are panicking; similarly, surgery can emanate an aura that reassures those observing it.

After correcting internal heart deformities, Professor Yang Ping sutures the heart, relocates the ectopic heart back into the thoracic cavity, and proceeds to correct and anastomose major vascular deformities.

Merely correcting the heart and major vascular deformities and repositioning the heart is not sufficient. It is necessary to repair the entire bony and soft tissue "armor" protecting the heart, otherwise, there’s a risk that the heart might displace again.

The sternum is part of the thoracic cage, which is the bony armor protecting the heart and lungs. Now with defects present in the sternum, its repair requires titanium plates, produced using 3D modeling and printing technologies, substituting the defective sternum to form a solid shield in front of the heart, preventing the heart from herniating through weak spots again.

Unlike titanium plates for adults, children are in the phase of growth and development; their bodies, thoracic cages, sternums, and hearts are expanding continually, which is not an issue in adults. Therefore, adults’ titanium plates do not need adjustments for growth. However, titanium plates for children must consider this factor. As children grow, the titanium plates relatively diminish in size, failing to offer the initial protection, thus they must be designed to automatically extend with growth, providing reliable protection throughout their developmental process.

The diaphragm and the muscle defects along the median line of the abdomen are repaired using a special biological patch, also to prevent the heart from herniating from these weak spots.

Among the crowd watching the surgery, there was a female intern who somehow got a bucket of popcorn, eating and watching as if she were watching a movie. In fact, at Sanbo Hospital, watching Professor Yang Ping’s live surgery was more thrilling and popular than blockbuster movies. Doctors who understood were there to learn, while those who didn’t were just joining in the fun to soak up the atmosphere. Later, outside the doors of Sanbo Hospital, they could say they often watched the live broadcasts of Professor Yang Ping’s surgeries. Some could even say they were half-students of Professor Yang Ping, because they frequently observed his surgeries. So, it wasn’t just about understanding the surgeries, what was more important was making sure to be there.

If Director Zhao of the Medical Services Office hadn’t banned it, Zhang Lin and Little Five could have saved enough from selling tickets to buy a house.

Brian had never experienced such a scene; watching surgery while eating popcorn was unimaginable in quiet Sweden. Brian tugged on Manstein’s clothes, pointing at the girl enjoying her popcorn, indicating that he wanted to do the same.

Manstein waved his hand, and Zhang Lin immediately came over. Manstein said, "Could you help get one of those things over here?"

What thing?

Zhang Lin looked up, oh, popcorn. That’s easy. Zhang Lin called the girl’s boyfriend over: "Help out, please. Could you get some popcorn for Mr. Brian to experience a bit of Chinese life?"

Brian stared at the girl’s popcorn, practically drooling. China is truly a miraculous country. Top experts have their offices on the first floor of the hospital, where anyone can buy tickets to see a doctor, and the ticket prices are very cheap. No need for long appointments and no exorbitant fees. A specialist could see over a hundred patients in a day.

This kind of world-class surgery, if it were in Europe or the United States, could never be so casual. Everything would be made very formal and tense, and it’s impossible to let these interns gather around casually, some even holding popcorn, much like watching a movie. This tramples on the dignity of such a high-difficulty surgery.

The girl turned around and saw Mr. Brian greedily looking at her, then back at her own popcorn. This scene felt familiar, like when she was a child and sometimes eating snacks, the other kids without snacks would stare at her just like this.

You can’t allow a Nobel Prize winner to be like this. The poor old man, it’s just a bucket of popcorn. Are living conditions abroad so monotonous that a bucket of popcorn is a rare item? Chinese people are really kind-hearted. The girl timidly stood up and handed over the popcorn.

Brian was immediately overjoyed, taking the popcorn, "Thank you, thank you. How much do I owe you?"

"No need, it’s on me," said the girl, surprised. She thought Mr. Brian would insist on paying.

Brian thanked her, took some popcorn, and Manstein also took the opportunity to grab a handful before leaning back in his chair to continue observing the surgery.

It was really relaxing, really comfortable. This is the correct way to watch a surgery, Brian got really into it.

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