Surgery Godfather
Chapter 826 - 740: Mentally Ill

Chapter 826: Chapter 740: Mentally Ill

This high school student, despite numerous twists and turns, had successfully completed the surgery. As long as there were no postoperative complications, his neuropathic symptoms would somewhat improve to a certain degree.

"Li Guodong, how did Wen Ruzheng decalcify and acid-remove?"

Song Zimo asked Li Guodong, who had returned. Now that the surgery was over, he had time to ponder the bone tissue frozen section.

Li Guodong was a bit embarrassed, "He closed the door and worked alone inside, not allowing me to peek. I waited outside, saw nothing."

This guy was so full of himself, not even letting our people watch, shrouding a pathology slice in mystery, Song Zimo cursed.

Producing bone tissue frozen sections was a major breakthrough; previously, the decalcification and acid removal process for bone tissue was long, especially acid removal, which took at least 24 hours. Therefore, unlike soft tissues, it wasn’t possible to make frozen sections, which are a common means for rapid intraoperative pathological diagnosis.

Thus, for most bone tumors, a preoperative biopsy or other methods are used to extract specimens for pathological examination, to determine the diagnosis before formulating a surgical plan. However, the specimen quality obtained from biopsies could never be as high as that obtained from tumor resections.

If Doctor Wen’s bone tissue frozen sections had no quality difference from ordinary paraffin sections, then bone tumors could undergo intraoperative frozen pathology in the future.

"Zhang Lin, Little Five, Li Guodong, you guys take the patient to the ICU. Let’s go to the Pathology department to check out Wen Ruzheng’s frozen section?" Yang Ping quickly arranged the tasks.

Now, Lu Jiangbei’s cranial base and upper cervical spine fixation were very stable, the front and back combined fixation added reliability, and turning and transferring her could be done with confidence, no need to tread on thin ice like before the surgery. So, it would be no problem for these few to escort the patient.

"How good is Wen Ruzheng’s level? I still need his help to look at pathology slices," Liang Fatty, who was performing the anesthesia recovery, asked.

Liang Fatty had a friend who was looking for a pathology expert to review a tissue section, and he knew Wen Ruzheng was highly skilled. However, since he was an anesthesiologist, not as deeply versed in clinical matters as doctors, he thought to consult his colleagues.

"Now, Director Guan and Director Shi of Pathology both don’t take external jobs anymore. I don’t know whom to approach to review a pathology slide," Liang Fatty continued, the suction catheter in his hand never stopped, inserted through the nostril, passing the throat to enter the trachea for suction.

The pharynx was just the surgical area and still had sutures. Liang Fatty’s skilled technique allowed the suction catheter to smoothly avoid the surgical area and enter the trachea along the other side.

"Why aren’t Director Guan and Director Shi willing to review slices anymore?" Zhou Can asked.

Zhang Lin said, "Isn’t it because of the previous 500 yuan incident?"

"500 yuan incident? What’s that about?" Zhou Can asked curiously.

"Previously, Director Shi had a friend bring a patient’s family to him for help in reviewing a pathology slide; Director Shi helped and was given a 500 yuan gratuity, which he accepted. Normally, when Director Shi privately reviewed slides from other hospitals or went out on consultations, he would charge a 500 yuan fee. But this time, the patient’s family turned around and filed a complaint with the hospital’s discipline committee, accusing Director Shi of taking a red packet under the table and demanding a refund. This hurt Director Shi deeply, and since then, he has refused to help with reviewing any slides, nor does he go out for consultations. He only reviews slides as part of his regular hospital work. He turns down anyone for external slide reviews, and last time he outright refused a county hospital asking for a consultation. Likely influenced by the incident, Director Guan also now rejects any personal requests and absolutely won’t review outside slides or go out for consultations." Zhang Lin was an ace in intelligence, keeping all the ins and outs of hospital affairs at his fingertips.

"You could look for Wen Ruzheng; his expertise is definitely not in question. It’s said that he’s even better than the two directors, but he also charges a 500 yuan consultation fee," Zhang Lin advised Liang Fatty.

Having finished the suction, Liang Fatty responded, "When would I go see him? Both Director Guan and Director Shi have already refused private cases; how would he dare to charge? Isn’t he afraid of being sued?"

"Sued? Sued for what? Whoever consults Wen Ruzheng for a pathology slice outside of work, he has a whole process set up. He requires the patient to sign and fingerprint a document. That’s not all; he also takes a video with a declaration stating that the consultation fee is given voluntarily. Only after completing this entire procedure does he review the tissue sections. There was a standardized training student in our department who introduced someone to him for a pathology slide review, and they had to go through this process. Unless it’s hospital staff themselves, everyone else must follow this procedure," Zhang Lin explained confidently.

However, 500 probably won’t cut it now. I heard he’s raised his prices. He said inflation is serious, and he’s now charging 600 yuan per case, same rate for everyone, no bargaining," Zhang Lin added.

"The old man Wen---now---is really something, even raising his prices? He’s not afraid---of others suing him---for taking red packets, pretty bold of him," Xu Zhiliang was aware that Wen Ruzheng had a side business but was surprised to hear of the price increase.

"What’s there to fear? A man who’s not even afraid of running naked wouldn’t be afraid of getting sued. He says knowledge has a price, a gentleman loves wealth, in its proper way, and he calls it a ’consultation fee.’ He’s looked into every legal statute and health care regulation. His agreements and statements were all drafted by a lawyer, reportedly a high school classmate from China University of Political Science and Law, a Doctor who made them foolproof," Zhang Lin said, as an insider.

"A Master!" Song Zimo couldn’t help but admire.

"That’s not all. Aside from immediate family members and hospital staff, he refuses any consultations about pathology outside of work. Anyone who comes to him for pathology slides or seeks pathology consultation, no matter who they are, must go through his charging process. I heard his uncle tried to get him to look at a pathology slice for an acquaintance, and he flatly refused, telling his uncle to either follow the paid consultation process or visit Sanbo Hospital’s outpatient service and follow the standard medical procedure. But with the regular medical procedure, there’s no guarantee he’d be the one to look at the pathology slice—it could be a colleague. If you specifically ask for him, sorry, that’s a paid consultation. His uncle was so angry that smoke came out of his seven orifices. He accused him of being money-grubbing and not recognizing family ties. Wen Ruzheng just responded with one line that left his uncle speechless: ’I’ve studied medicine for over a decade; why should I consult for him for free?’"

"Impressive!"

Everyone in the operating room couldn’t help but show their admiration; he was truly exceptional.

Yang Ping knew that even though Doctor Wen was eccentric, he really was talented—a pathology fanatic. Last time when there was radiation damage, he had made an accurate diagnosis based solely on the pathology slide of the damaged tissue. Truth be told, his expertise was far beyond that of Director Guan and Director Shi.

"Do you think Doctor Wen is crazy?" a standardized training student chimed in.

"The man is highly intelligent and has personality, what do you mean---’crazy?’" Xu Zhiliang said, itching to curse the standardized training student’s entire family as crazy.

Wen Ruzheng had a good relationship with Xu Zhiliang, and there was also a Doctor in Spinal Surgery named Wen Zhong; the three of them were privately referred to by Sanbo Hospital staff as the "Three Brain Damaged," akin to the "Three Tough Guys." "Three Brain Damaged" was also a resounding title.

This earnest standardized training student had the nerve to say they were brain damaged; wasn’t this the pot calling the kettle black? Truly asking for a scolding!

"That one---what’s your name---get out all the medical records this afternoon. I’ll inspect them!" Xu Zhiliang directed at the standardized training student.

The student immediately broke into a sweat. As a standardized training student, his greatest fear was a medical record inspection, and he couldn’t figure out why Teacher Xu would suddenly decide to inspect the medical records.

PS: Regarding the surgeries in the previous Chapters, I would like to clarify here: The surgery on the cranio-cervical junction is extremely dangerous, and very few hospitals and surgeons can perform it. The surgery described in these Chapters definitely exists in reality. Director Wang Chao, a specialist in cranio-cervical junction surgery at Beijing Hospital No. 3, not only pioneered new surgical techniques but also invented new instruments, greatly enhancing the safety and effectiveness of cranio-cervical junction surgeries. Without exaggeration, he represents the global leading edge in this field. Professor Yin Qingshui from the Southern Theater Command General Hospital is also a top specialist in this area. He originated the transoral anterior decompression of the atlas-axis with immediate repositioning with a steel plate internal fixation technique, entering through the mouth and cutting through the pharyngeal posterior wall to perform upper cervical spine surgery, a technique he pioneered. The majority of surgical techniques described in this novel are those actually used in real surgery, with only a few being exaggerated renditions of experimental techniques. Thank you all! Updates will continue!

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