When the Doctor Uses A Hack

What kind of skill level does it take to make the abdominal cavity this clean?

This is a liver resection surgery!

Not a gallbladder removal.

Even for a gallbladder removal, could the abdominal cavity be this clean post-operation?

The quality of a surgery is not just about the operation on the table; the key lies in the postoperative outcomes.

And outcomes and recovery are precisely the hardest things to control!

So when Zhou Hongguang saw this clean abdominal cavity, he suddenly realized something else!

That is, what gives him the right and qualifications to be considered an academician in the hepatobiliary field!

The details of his surgeries still fell far short of Chen Cang's.

Being an academician was his lifelong pursuit. But if he were to become one at his current level... then perhaps the title of academician wouldn't be that impressive!

Even Zhou Hongguang himself wouldn't feel proud of it.

In his heart, the title of academician was a kind of faith.

But faith should never falter.

He needed to work harder to improve himself, to be truly deserving of the title.

This was what he must do!

Thinking of this, Zhou Hongguang suddenly became enlightened. What he needed to pursue wasn't trying to please or curry favor with certain relationships.

Instead, he needed to strengthen his own skills!

And in the field of hepatobiliary surgery, could he really dare to claim he was the best?

Of course not!

Take, for example, Xiehe's dynamic duo: Lu Bin and Mo Li—their levels were extremely high!

At this moment, a man entered the operating room.

Everyone turned, seeing a tall man step in.

"Director Gao is back?!" He Zhiqian's face lit up with joy.

Gao Ronghua had handed over Wang Dong to He Zhiqian before going on a business trip not long ago.

This was precisely why He Zhiqian was under so much pressure!

After all, Gao Ronghua was the director of hepatobiliary surgery at the emergency center.

Chen Cang also looked happy seeing Gao Ronghua enter.

Director Gao's skill with hepatic vessels was remarkable, especially his mastery of perfect-level hemostasis—it clearly showed his expertise!

Back then, Chen Cang had inadvertently learned a perfect technique from observing him in action.

Thus, Chen Cang had a very favorable impression of Gao Ronghua.

For surgeries like this, having an extra pair of hands meant an added layer of assurance.

Chen Cang smiled at Gao Ronghua and said, "Let's prepare for the surgery."

Gao Ronghua nodded. "Director Zhou is here too?"

Zhou Hongguang smiled at Gao Ronghua in return.

After the venous-venous circulation was established, a slight adjustment to the portal vein pressure instantly caused it to drop.

The anesthesiologist was not the least relaxed, cautiously monitoring and adjusting blood flow.

Next, the task was to remove the diseased liver.

However, before that, all the ligaments around the liver needed to be freed.

This task was handled by Zhou Hongguang.

This was also the first time Chen Cang seriously observed Zhou Hongguang's surgical skills.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this!

At this moment, Chen Cang suddenly heard the system notification sound.

[Ding! "Academician Training" mission triggered. Mission goal: Train Zhou Hongguang to become a qualified academician in the hepatobiliary field. Completion of this mission will yield substantial rewards!]

Seeing the system mission, Chen Cang was instantly stunned!

Me... train Zhou Hongguang to become an academician?

I'm not even an academician myself, okay!

How am I supposed to train someone to become a hepatobiliary academician?

Thinking about it made Chen Cang's own liver ache!

Director Zhou is practically an academician already. Seeing how he freed the hepatic ligaments—it was clearly far beyond my own skills!

How could I possibly train this person to become an academician?!

But... suddenly, a stroke of inspiration hit Chen Cang!

He immediately felt enlightened!

Then, he promptly accepted the mission.

Right!

This mission was one he had to take on, because... Zhou Hongguang was already a strong candidate for academician! In private, everyone joked that Zhou Hongguang was practically a "quasi-academician."

So... after accepting the mission, there would at least be a 50% chance of completion!

Even if I did nothing, Zhou Hongguang's self-discipline should be pretty reliable!

Thinking of this, Chen Cang breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortune truly swoops down unexpectedly—a beautiful thing indeed!

Zhou Hongguang's hands were steady and precise; the electric knife, scissors, and dissector clamp moved in flawless synchronization!

While carefully flipping through the liver lobes, he supported them with his hand to avoid damage—every single detail left Chen Cang without room to find fault.

Chen Cang's liver transplant skills were at a master-tier level!

But his specialties were: 1) precise repair; and 2) perfect perfusion.

In this case, removing the diseased liver was better left to Director Zhou.

As preparations began to set preplaced clamps on the suprahepatic and infrahepatic inferior vena cava, as well as the first hepatic portal, Zhou Hongguang took a deep breath and was about to speak.

At this moment, Gao Ronghua calmly and steadily controlled the portal vein and inferior vena cava circulation!

This action required accurate mastery of the intrahepatic superficial and deep venous blood flow, portal vein, hepatic vein, and other vascular systems.

With Gao Ronghua's involvement, Zhou Hongguang immediately felt relieved.

It was as if he now had a reliable teammate.

He then meticulously worked on separating the fascia around the infrahepatic vena cava, progressively blunt-dissecting its posterior wall, while Zhou Hongguang assisted—using a curved hemostat to successfully pass behind it, securing a ligature for later use.

Under their cooperation.

The first hepatic portal was successfully isolated...

And the infrahepatic vena cava was freed...

…

The diseased liver was about to be removed!

All that needed to be done now was cutting through the liver bed, and the liver would drop off entirely.

But rich vascularity often exists within the liver bed, requiring meticulous suturing.

Zhou Hongguang acted decisively, switching to argon beam coagulation for bleeding from the raw surface, and then directly closing the retroperitoneal wound.

The entire process was handled swiftly!

By now, the space where the liver had originally been stored in the abdominal cavity was completely empty!

The removal procedure had gone unprecedentedly smoothly.

Zhou Hongguang placed the diseased liver in a sterilized container, turned to glance at the clock, and exclaimed:

"This is unbelievable—it saved a full twenty minutes compared to usual!"

"This might be the easiest diseased liver removal I've ever done!"

Gao Ronghua nodded. "Back when I watched Professor Chen perform this surgery, I was absolutely stunned."

"But I didn't expect the abdominal cavity to be completely free of adhesions, and even the liver resection area looked excellent!"

"Truly incredible!"

Chen Cang chuckled modestly. "The postoperative care and monitoring by Director Gao and Director He were absolutely crucial."

Indeed, surgeries always require clinical monitoring and recovery afterward.

The skills a doctor needs extend far beyond the surgery itself.

At this moment, Zhou Hongguang suddenly noticed something unusual in the area of the cystic triangle—the space left empty after the liver was removed had been handled with a stitching technique that was different from usual.

He stared at it for a while but couldn't figure out the reasoning.

So he decided to ask.

"Chen, why did you choose this stitching technique for the treatment of this triangular zone?"

Chen Cang was taken aback, his face turning slightly red.

He Zhiqian explained for him: "This... is to infuse the soul into the surgery!"

Immediately, everyone around was stunned!

Infuse the soul?

Chen Cang's face turned even redder!

He had a habit of performing special handling in unimportant areas of the surgery, which may seem unnecessary... but it was almost like leaving a signature: crafted by Chen Cang, guaranteed to be premium quality!