NOVEL WEB Chapter 1053: Suspicious?
Ford watched the image of Chen Cang on stage, his silent eyes filled with excitement and agitation!
Chen Cang had advanced again!
He had even perfected his concepts to form expert consensus and guidelines.
If anyone first recognized Chen Cang's concept of digestive tract reconstruction, it was definitely Ford.
Invited by the Qin family to perform surgery, he witnessed Chen Cang's reconstruction surgery firsthand, which gave him a profound shock.
So much so that the belief in being the foremost in digestive surgery at Mayo Clinic crumbled within him.
During this period, he and the former chief, Hubert, had been researching and perfecting this concept.
But the more he understood, the more he appreciated the difficulty, as there was so much to consider.
And what Jim Lawrence and his peers saw was merely Chen Cang's emergency training in pancreatic surgery, which only involved the handling of the biliary and pancreatic systems, like pancreatic duct repair and such...
But they had no clue that the core of Chen's concept of the digestive tract was not about repair; repair was merely a method.
The real concept was that he had formed his own unique system of digestive tract construction!
What is a system?
Take for example:
After a subtotal gastrectomy, there are three classic types of suturing; this is the classic post-subtotal gastrectomy anastomosis system.
What Chen Cang is now using, be it the "pseudo-stomach," "rapid emptying," and other types of gastro-intestinal anastomoses, exemplifies Chen Cang's concept of a digestive tract reconstruction system.
These are all based on BI1 and BI2, improvements on traditional techniques, incorporating considerations of gastric morphology and structure into the foundation of anastomosis.
This is the purpose of digestive tract reconstruction!
As Chen Cang said, digestive tract reconstruction is the unity of function and structure.
Every term he uses has been seriously researched, not fabricated or obscure.
Moreover, every type of surgical procedure is comprehensive, covering indications and contraindications to the disease, surgical process, post-operative precautions, and so on.
Ford, watching Chen Cang, had gained immensely from today's lecture!
As for Chen Cang's surgeries... Ford hadn't studied them in detail, because there was no need to; if you can't grasp the basics, why obsess over the surgical process?
Ford had long discarded his impetuosity and arrogance and had begun to delve deeply into studying a single surgery, a single technique.
Hubert, Ford's former chief, had learned about Chen Cang's work from Ford.
Looking at the spirited Chen Cang on the stage, Hubert felt reassured; he hadn't misjudged him.
Jim Lawrence, on the other hand, had a pallor of ashen fury.
He hadn't anticipated Chen Cang would have come this far!
He disliked Chen Cang, but that didn't mean he was a fool.
He was acutely aware of how profound the impact of this expert consensus would be.
But, he simply couldn't bring himself to believe any of it.
He thought he was exceptionally talented, and had even integrated Chen Cang's concepts into his own; when he was complacently satisfied, he suddenly realized he had only grasped the tip of the iceberg, merely some roughly crafted periphery pages...
Now Jim Lawrence suddenly understood why, when he mocked Chen Cang, he hadn't received anger in return, but rather consolation and encouragement...
Because in Chen Cang's view, was he merely a student?
For a moment, Jim Lawrence even felt a sense of defeat!
Why? What justified this?
Yet, what shocked Jim Lawrence most wasn't the pancreatic duct repair — that was Chen Cang's expertise anyway.
What brought about the feeling of defeat was Chen Cang's Da Vinci robot surgery.
He realized, Chen Cang's surgery was on an entirely different level.
The control over the robot, the rational use of the four arms during surgery, the manipulation and coordination of each arm, truly maximized their effectiveness.
No matter how in sync two surgeons might be, they couldn't compete with a single person having the harmony of four hands!
Chen Cang's surgery achieved just that.
His manipulation ability allowed the camera, suturing, stabilization... to be carried out methodically!
It was truly matchless!
This made Jim Lawrence find it hard to believe that this was real.
"This isn't possible! I have my doubts about your robotic surgery, and I don't think robots can do this," Jim Lawrence stood up, shouting at Chen Cang, who was about to leave the stage.
Upon hearing these words, everyone in the venue fell silent.
Kanet was instantly furious upon hearing this, this bastard—Chen Cang had just shown what he believed a Da Vinci should look like!
Are you saying this is fake?
Of course not!
In the eyes of Kanet, the chief engineer, the surgery that had just taken place was conceptual operation, and it was even better than he had imagined.
If Chen Cang's operation at the beginning of the assessment had been as he envisioned a Da Vinci should be, then now, Chen Cang's operation had even left Kanet feeling amazed!
It was miraculous.
Suddenly, Kanet thought of Chen Cang's laparoscopic techniques and guidelines, and it suddenly dawned on him!
"This must be a person with an exceptionally strong talent for control!"
Seeing Jim Lawrence's skepticism, the crowd below was also stunned.
They too felt that Chen Cang's robot operation was too smooth and natural, giving one the feeling as if it was their own arm.
Could this really be the case?
Everyone looked up, turning their gazes towards Chen Cang, curious to see how he would respond.
At this moment, Chen Cang just smiled.
Before he had a chance to speak, Kanet stood up from the judges' bench and said, "Why can't a Da Vinci robot be like this?"
Jim Lawrence was stunned!
He had never expected Kanet to contradict him.
Even the attendees were bewildered.
Was this one of Chen Cang's supporters?
Kanet stepped onto the stage: "I am Kanet, a fellow of the MIT School of Physical Engineering and also the chief engineer of the Da Vinci project. I am honored to witness someone showcasing the true charm of Da Vinci."
"Nothing is impossible. I have seen Chen Cang operate, oh! Right, I have a USB drive here, which contains Chen Cang's surgery on repairing a pig's pancreatic duct."
As he spoke, Kanet opened the USB drive and the video started playing.
Quickly!
An impressive scene appeared on the screen.
Everyone knew the fragility of the pig's pancreatic duct, yet Chen Cang's three robotic arms operated with careful coordination, captivating everyone on the spot.
Even Jim Lawrence couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He really didn't want to believe it!
He's the one who proposed the era of man-machine.
Yet he suddenly found out: he wasn't the best at robotic surgery.
He learned Chen Cang's concepts.
But he realized: he had only grasped a fraction of it.
However, things had come this far, and Jim Lawrence felt he had no way back.
He took a deep breath to calm his emotions.
He said faintly, "I will always remain skeptical of Chen Cang; after all, he's too young, and I find it hard to believe that he can do this. Doesn't anyone else have doubts?"