Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s
Chapter 1104: [1104] It’s much worse than originally anticipated

If lung cancer first metastasizes to the duodenum, it will be a big trouble. It’s definitely not just the duodenum that’s afflicted, because duodenal tumors easily infiltrate the adjacent pancreas and biliary tract. Even if a temporary CT scan may not show invasion of nearby organs, for safety, all of these areas definitely need to be completely excised.

This type of cancer often shows no conspicuous symptoms at the primary lesion site, but the metastasized sites are very severe. Therefore, Teacher Lu chose to stay in the Hepatobiliary Surgery rather than General Surgery or Cardiothoracic Surgery. Of course, Teacher Lu may not be very clear about the order of these surgeries. Generally, a tumor in a department cannot be entirely removed in one surgery. If lung cancer is identified as the primary lesion and the lung tumor is relatively easy to operate on, they might need to go to Cardiothoracic Surgery first to handle the lung, then proceed to the major surgery of the duodenum below. Otherwise, they are afraid the patient couldn’t endure so many surgeries at once.

Specific details must wait until tomorrow’s medical records arrive, then continue with other related checks and complete all pre-surgery preparations before discussing and deciding on the treatment. In any case, this surgery by Teacher Lu is definitely a major operation in Hepatobiliary Surgery.

Actually, this outcome is far worse than everyone originally thought when they thought Teacher had liver cancer.

Four years ago, he was just a treating physician, overseeing the bed, not the Chief Surgeon. Four years later, he might need to be the Chief Surgeon for this major surgery. The department heads could take the stage, but considering the incident that happened four years ago, it’s estimated—

After the others left, Tao Zhijie’s eyes fixed on the medical file of Teacher Zhang on the table.

He Guangyou, Xie Wanying, and a few others were the last to leave. When closing the office door, seeing his slightly lowered side profile, one could imagine how heavy the burden a doctor sometimes carries, as heavy as a mountain crushing them.

Doctors need to cultivate a very good mindset, enduring trials as tough as the ninety-one tribulations of the journey to the West.

Young doctors have elder doctors to help bear the pressure, but someday when they also become senior doctors themselves, they will inevitably face such situations alone.

Xie Wanying put her hands into the pockets of her white coat, feeling the terrifying pressure for the first time.

The teachers, senior brothers, and senior sisters, each faced pressures like the surging sea waves that could at any moment overturn everyone into the deep sea.

If all the predecessors failed, what would they do?

Walking into the doctor’s office, Huang Zhilei led the way for the teachers and pointed to the late-night snacks on the table: "There’s porridge, there are noodles, pick whatever you like."

Cao Yong was truly hospitable to them. Seeing some, like Tan Kelin and Fu Xinheng, preparing to leave without eating, they suddenly discovered there was delicious crab porridge.

When in a bad mood and having burned more energy, dinner was not satisfying, and who wouldn’t be hungry. Smelling such delicious aroma, it really was hard to control the drooling and stomach acids.

"Eat," Gao Zhaocheng said to everyone, with a smile curving his eyebrows, thinking that this Junior Cao had reasons for being a charmer. Despite Cao Yong sometimes being sharp in meetings, he was usually courteous and considerate to everyone.

Seeing the two students who came out from the night shift first, Geng Lingfei and Fan Yunyun, were already fetching noodles.

The noodles were delicious too, crab roe mixed noodles.

Seeing the teachers coming over to eat, Geng Lingfei and Fan Yunyun, who had eaten halfway, took their bowls and moved to the corner to make room.