Surgery Godfather
Chapter 850 - 756: One Chinese Character, One Hundred US Dollars.

Chapter 850: Chapter 756: One Chinese Character, One Hundred US Dollars.

Mayo Clinic Department of Neurosurgery, another case discussion.

When John Ansen threw out Yang Ping’s surgical plan, everyone was shocked, with no other expression.

To remove an eyeball and go in through the orbit, what an incredible idea.

Yet, when everyone calmed down and carefully considered this approach, they unanimously discovered that it indeed was a brilliant pathway, easily resolving the current predicament.

Afterward, they all wondered, why hadn’t we thought of this solution?

Even if it meant losing an eye, it was still better than losing a life.

Moreover, this plan could allow for the original reimplantation of the eye, meaning there was no need to lose the eye to complete the surgery.

"Why didn’t we think of this plan, with the eye’s projection position being the tumor’s safe window? Why didn’t it occur to us?" a muscular neurosurgeon exclaimed.

This doctor often worked out, and his scrubs could not conceal his muscular form, especially his unusually stout upper arms.

John Ansen leaned back in his chair, twirling a pencil in his hand: "When House Ear Institute hadn’t come up with the labyrinthine approach to resect acoustic neuromas, why didn’t so many doctors think of it? The labyrinth is right there, something everyone must master during anatomy studies."

The muscular doctor shrugged his shoulders, acknowledging this point.

"Dr. John Ansen, only you could have come up with such a genius surgical plan," a senior doctor with white hair sincerely praised.

John Ansen shook his head: "It’s not my plan, but my mentor’s."

John Ansen was very particular about his word choice, now using the term mentor instead of teacher.

"Your mentor?"

A colleague of twenty years was apparently unaware of such a mentor in John Ansen’s life.

"For this surgery, I would like to invite my mentor to be the chief surgeon," John Ansen announced to everyone.

A surgeon who could propose such a fantastic surgical plan and also perform eye reimplantation, and who was John Ansen’s mentor, would undoubtedly be highly skilled.

"That’s a good idea; however, we’re curious to know who this venerable mentor is?"

Some began to scour their minds for top experts in neurosurgery. Could it be Professor Harding from Johns Hopkins Hospital? John Ansen had completed his specialty training under him.

Or perhaps it was Sam or Manstein from Germany.

Germany is a country of geniuses; Sam is a world-renowned figure in neurosurgery at eighty years old, and Manstein is an all-round master in various surgical fields, top-notch worldwide.

"He is a Chinese doctor named Yang Ping,"

John Ansen said slowly.

Everyone was unfamiliar with the name Yang Ping: "A Chinese doctor? Yang Ping? Sorry, how have we never heard of him?"

"No, you don’t need to have heard of him. Soon, you will see his surgery; trust me, just one surgery, and you will remember him, remember him firmly."

John Ansen was full of confidence.

"For eye reimplantation, do we need to communicate with ophthalmology and then invite them for the collaborative surgery?"

John Ansen gestured with his hand: "My mentor said it’s not necessary."

"Why?" the white-haired doctor asked.

"He has decided to complete the eye reimplantation himself," John Ansen said easily.

The doctors were all confused for the first time by John Ansen. In previous case discussions, no matter how difficult the cases were, at least everyone could understand. On this basis, they would debate. Now, the things John Ansen was talking about were a bit beyond their comprehension.

Neurosurgeons performing eye surgeries, and not just any eye surgery, but a highly complex one—eye transplantation, even self-enucleation reimplantations, that was considered a highly difficult eye surgery as well.

"Eye reimplantation? It doesn’t seem possible to reconnect the blood vessels, right? The blood supply vessels originally enter the eyeball from the bottom of the orbital socket. After cutting off the blood vessels and removing the eyeball, when putting it back, the eyeball itself occupies space; how can the blood vessels be anastomosed?" Asked another tall and thin doctor, curiously.

"It’s quite simple. Make an incision from the lateral canthus and create a window in the lateral wall of the bony orbit to allow for vascular anastomosis," said John Ansen calmly and confidently, addressing everyone’s doubts.

The doctors visualized such a surgery in their minds, and indeed, it seemed feasible.

"Can Chinese neurosurgeons perform eye surgeries?" asked the muscular doctor.

He thought American neurosurgeons were very versatile, capable of performing surgeries, endoscopic surgeries, interventional surgeries, and even radiotherapy without any issue. They even read their pathology slices themselves. However, as versatile as they were, American neurosurgeons were not qualified to perform eye surgeries.

"American neurosurgeons can’t perform eye surgeries; they don’t have such skills," said a white-haired doctor, curious as well.

"That’s in the United States. My mentor is a Chinese doctor, and likewise, American doctors don’t perform orthopedic surgeries either. What’s so strange about that?" John Ansen said disdainfully.

If he told them that his mentor could perform orthopedic surgeries, they would be so shocked their temporomandibular joints might dislocate.

"In fact, I think the skills we neurosurgeons have mastered are far from enough. The eyes and ears are so close to our brains, yet they are absent from our concepts. Therefore, we should master ophthalmology and otolaryngology surgeries to expand our thinking. For instance, the commonly used transotic approach to remove intracranial tumors wasn’t invented by neurosurgeons; it was the brainchild of doctors at the House Ear Institute, initially only for the resection of acoustic neuromas."

"Excessive specialization can lead to the isolation of certain fields, and a degree of integration can eliminate this isolation." John Ansen believed that the reason why Professor Yang could think of the transorbital approach was that he excelled in almost all surgical operations. His knowledge had no boundaries; different fields were interwoven and integrated.

Chinese doctors, John Ansen’s mentor.

For most Americans, America is the world, and many have little understanding of China. Coupled with the influence of American media, many Americans have a strange perception of China. They either think China is very backward, still without proper shoes, or they believe China is on track to overtake, or has even already far surpassed, the United States.

Now that John Ansen mentioned his mentor was a Chinese doctor, these doctors couldn’t help but add a touch of mystery to their view of China.

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Yang Ping decided to fly to the United States to be the chief surgeon for this hemisphere brain surgery, accompanied by Robert.

Before leaving, Robert called his junior to arrange for his pick-up.

[Barel, I’ll be returning to the United States in a few days, exact timing to be confirmed.]

Robert summoned his assistant Barel on WeChat.

Ever since Robert got hooked on WeChat, he had made it mandatory for his whole team to learn it, as work communications were to be conducted through WeChat from then on.

[My lord Robert, finally I hear from you. You’ve been in China for so long without sending me a message,] Barel felt as if his superior had disappeared for ages.

[You don’t speak Chinese, what’s there to talk about?]

[I’m trying hard. To practice speaking, I now go to Chinatown whenever I have the time.]

[How’s the pennant matter going?]

[Have a look. I sent you a photo last time. I only ordered twenty myself, but these were all given by patients. I told them—booking your surgery is like having a priority ticket. Of course, I was clever not to force any patient, otherwise, they would report us to the medical association. I just let everyone know that if they could present such a pennant, they could have their appointment moved up. Your office can no longer contain them. Taking my own initiative, I’ve hung them in the hallway.]

[You’re a smart guy. This time I am only accompanying my mentor to perform surgery in the United States. You handle the airport pick-up; you know what to do.]

[I understand! Welcome banners and a qipao flash mob, right?]

[Not just that. How’s the Chinese language training going?]

[Everyone is very enthusiastic. Your method is spot-on. Learn a Chinese character, get a hundred US dollars as a reward. Everyone’s rushing to learn Chinese. One guy decided to seize the opportunity to change his car; he’s got his eye on a Porsche Cayenne.]

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