When the Doctor Uses A Hack

In the office!

Deng Gaoyuan and his wife looked at Chen Cang with surprise: "What? You mean that Yu hasn't actually been suffering from a mental illness all these years?"

Chen Cang nodded: "Yes, to be precise, it's not primary depression. Depression is just an accompanying symptom!"

"In fact, the pain and suffering Deng Yu has endured far exceed his expressions, and this kind of torment is really tough!"

Upon hearing this, Deng Gaoyuan was suddenly dumbfounded!

Unexpectedly, his child wasn't depressed after all!

Deng Gaoyuan, a dignified deputy minister in the national medical field, had his child misdiagnosed!

Moreover, Deng Yu had been treated as if he had depression for many years!

Six years, treated as a psychiatric patient!

Six years, taking psychiatric medication for six entire years!

Even a normal person would have problems after taking them for this long, right?

The office fell silent instantly.

No one spoke.

Deng Gaoyuan really couldn't accept this fact.

Tonight, it happened to be Yue Liang, who had left due to a dispute with Yu Yonggang, on duty.

When he heard the news, he immediately rushed to the emergency department!

After all, this was Secretary Deng's son, and if he performed well in front of Secretary Deng, he could leave a good impression on the leadership!

After reviewing the film, he began to explain:

"Well, if that's the case, everything can be explained. Deng Yu likely has a congenital arachnoid cyst. Abnormal splitting of the arachnoid during development is common in adolescent boys."

"The cyst in the frontal lobe seen in the films can result in depression!"

"And Deng Yu's optic disc edema can also be clearly explained!

The optic nerve is covered by meninges extending from inside the skull. At the optic nerve foramen, it is divided into inner and outer layers; the outer layer is the periosteum of the orbit, and the inner layer is the optic nerve sheath. Inside the sheath, the optic nerve is surrounded by pia mater and arachnoid. Therefore, the subarachnoid space of the brain and that of the optic nerve are connected. When an arachnoid cyst occurs, optic disc edema is evident!"

Yue Liang explained very clearly. I must admit, as a chief neurosurgeon, he is quite competent.

But after speaking, Yue Liang was surprised to find that Secretary Deng was not pleased; instead, his brow furrowed, and his face was even more sullen!

"Do you have a treatment method?"

Finally, Deng Gaoyuan looked at the large arachnoid cyst in the skull, which was larger than his fist, feeling a bit disheartened!

Finally, he looked directly at Yue Liang and asked.

Yue Liang was stunned for a moment. He looked at Deng Gaoyuan, his face turned red with embarrassment:

"Well... well... uh! Oh, it's too late!"

"If the arachnoid cyst was discovered earlier, treating it wouldn't be much of an issue, perhaps even just a minor surgery, but this... It's really somewhat troublesome. The arachnoid is closely adhered to the surrounding tissue, and it keeps growing, now occupying a large area in the skull!"

"The most crucial thing is that the cyst wall has a small hole connected to the subarachnoid space. Cerebrospinal fluid continuously flows into the cyst through this hole, functioning as a valve. As the arteries at the cranial base pulse, the cyst gradually enlarges."

"And this CTA result shows that these blood vessels have already formed a cycle with the arachnoid. If we perform the surgery, all these blood vessels need addressing, but they are beneath the cyst, and a rash surgery could easily cause intracranial bleeding!"

"Moreover, they are entangled with the optic nerve, here..."

Yue Liang said a lot. He needed to clarify to Secretary Deng that it's not that he couldn't do it; the surgery is just too challenging!

"Sigh, not even Academician Xue Zhengren might manage this surgery well."

Deng Gaoyuan was speechless, his face darkened!

The characteristic of an arachnoid cyst is that it continues to grow.

It can even worsen increasingly.

Surgery is a necessity.

Moreover, doing it sooner would have been better, but they had delayed by more than four years.

To let this arachnoid cyst reach this point!

If it wasn't for Chen Cang, they'd even be unaware of the root cause.

It's really quite ironic.

Indeed!

What about Chen Cang!

Deng Gaoyuan hurriedly asked: "Professor Chen, do you... have a way?"

Yue Liang glanced at Chen Cang, his eyes somewhat meaningful.

To be honest, he had no direct conflict with Chen Cang.

But, the incident that day was told to Yu Yonggang by Chen Cang, and coincidentally after Yue Liang left, Chen Cang became the leader of the neurosurgical group.

So Yue Liang had a bit of resentment in his heart towards Chen Cang.

At this moment, when he saw Deng Gaoyuan asking Chen Cang, he couldn't help but laugh inwardly with disdain.

He couldn't do it, and Chen Cang could?

Such a large cyst, can it just be cut like that?

"Secretary Deng, I might have a method! We can drain the fluid within the arachnoid cyst to relieve the intracranial pressure, thereby alleviating the current symptoms."

The ophthalmologists watched silently, tacitly nodding, but this method might indeed be good, at least from an ophthalmological perspective.

But Chen Cang directly said, "It can be cut."

Immediately, those three words stunned everyone in the room!

All night!

Chen Cang just said those three words!

Yue Liang rambled on all night, explaining from theories to the pathogenesis very clearly, even detailing the surgical difficulty!

Even presenting surgical methods.

But...

Chen Cang's simple three words shook the grandeur of his elaborate discourse like a world apart!

It was incredibly striking!

Everyone was awed.

It can be cured!

Don't babble so much; you're a doctor, can you cure it or not is the point!

Don't talk so much about the difficulties or technology?

Which leader wants to hear you talk about these technicalities?

People just want to know, can it be treated!

Sure enough!

After hearing Chen Cang's answer, Deng Gaoyuan stood up in an instant, clenching his fists tightly, looking at Chen Cang with eyes wide open in excitement: "Really?"

Chen Cang nodded: "Really."

Yue Liang widened his eyes and looked at Chen Cang: "Professor Chen... the cyst has already fused with the pia mater, the vascular entanglement is severe, are you sure?"

Chen Cang nodded: "Yes, I'm sure."

Yue Liang clearly didn't believe it!

Knowing how difficult it is makes his heart clear.

Deng Gaoyuan made an immediate decision: "Alright! Professor Chen, I'll leave this matter to you."

Chen Cang nodded: "Okay, proceed with the hospitalization, but... Xiao Ke, go get a critical condition notice and a surgical informed consent... for Secretary Deng to sign."

After speaking, he glanced at Deng Gaoyuan: "Secretary Deng, you still need to sign these documents because there's always risk in any surgery."

Upon hearing this, Yue Liang hastily said: "Secretary Deng, my method has no risk!"

Deng Gaoyuan looked at Chen Cang: "Yes, with surgeries, there's always risk!"

"But, Professor Chen, will the surgery completely cure the depression?"

Chen Cang nodded: "Theoretically yes, but it requires a process. After all, there has been long-term medication use, and withdrawal reactions are inevitable."

"Alright! I'll sign!" Deng Gaoyuan made the decision immediately!

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ps: With the pandemic over, I'm back from my hometown and preparing to rent a place again, so I'm quite busy.

I'll write two more chapters. Everyone can read them in the morning, I'll go draft them now...

Requesting a monthly vote, please.

Right, a few birthday wishes at the end, this is such a bug, I can't fix it. Why do others have it gone in a week, and mine lingers so long? I'll ask the editor when they go to work tomorrow...

Maybe... an old-hand persists longer, that seems to be the reason, I can't find any other reason.