Chapter 167 - 154: A Test Run of the 6 ERCP Tasks, Shattering the Record

Chapter 167: Chapter 154: A Test Run of the 6 ERCP Tasks, Shattering the Record

Since Wang Nanjin had already achieved excellent exposure of the hepatic duct, Wu Ting only needed to pick up where he left off.

"Dr. Wang, your earlier resection of the hilar tissue really opened up the porta hepatis and gave us plenty of room. Now, if you could just assist me in resecting a little more liver tissue from the tip of the quadrate lobe, that would be perfect."

Liver resection wasn’t Wu Ting’s specialty, so he offered the opportunity to Wang Nanjin.

Dr. Wang was inwardly delighted and touched by Wu Ting’s generosity and goodwill. ’To think he’d still be looking out for my pride at a moment like this.’

’After all, he handled the bile duct stenosis with such ease. How could he not be an expert at local liver tissue resection?’

Grateful for the gesture, Wang Nanjin meticulously assisted with the final liver tissue resection.

"That’s Dr. Wang for you. Not a millimeter too much or too little."

Wang Nanjin flushed. ’This Dr. Wu... he’s a class act!’

"That’s only because you designed such a great surgical plan, Dr. Wu. My part was nothing."

The senior department chiefs at the side were still watching nervously, not expecting the two young men to start so cheerfully trading compliments.

’Shouldn’t that kind of praise be coming from us senior doctors?’

’It felt like their roles were reversed. The two titans, Wu Ting and Wang Nanjin, were chatting and joking at ease, while they, the old department heads, were left in a state of confused awe.’

Qin Donglai, Cai Qi, the director of anesthesiology, and the director of radiology all fell silent.

Wu Ting and Wang Nanjin continued to work in perfect sync. Wu Ting began dissecting the common bile duct below the stricture, then fluidly made an incision to explore its distal end.

"...Right-angle clamp..."

Cai Qi’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t expected Wu Ting’s technique to be so masterful. He used the right-angle clamp as a guide, progressively incising the bile duct upwards to the stricture, before expertly probing the openings of the left and right hepatic ducts...

Without a moment’s hesitation, as if by pure muscle memory, he swiftly incised the stenotic ring and the dilated duct above it!

The incision was a full 2cm long!

Even Cai Qi couldn’t help but marvel. ’Truly, it takes supreme skill to be that audacious!’

’The bile duct at the porta hepatis... if that’s mishandled and bile leaks into the liver parenchyma, the patient dies. Period. And yet, here was Wu Ting, making these bold, sweeping moves—pushing the limits with every single action!’

"...3-0 absorbable suture..."

Wu Ting’s suturing left even Wang Nanjin awe-struck.

’This type of absorbable suture is extremely demanding on the surgeon. The stitch interval, the angle, the knots—there’s no room for error.’

’The more Wang Nanjin watched, the more stunned he became. His own suturing skills were already leagues ahead of his peers, but compared to Wu Ting, he was lagging by at least two full tiers.’

’Incredible. Is he really just an undergraduate student?’

’Wang Nanjin knew Wu Ting was about to start his master’s at the Jinggang University Medical School Graduate Department. But with this level of skill... wasn’t him enrolling as a grad student just bullying the rest of us?’

’The thought that he, as this year’s outstanding graduate, would have to give a speech to the incoming class suddenly made Wang Nanjin nervous. When the time came, and he saw Wu Ting sitting there in the audience... should he go ahead with his boasts or not?’

’Suddenly, an idea struck Wang Nanjin. He could just do what Yan Xi would do. He definitely needed to build up his own image, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t hype up Wu Ting at the same time. That way, everyone comes out looking good.’

’Yes, as soon as I get back, I have to pull an all-nighter to revise my speech. With Dr. Wu’s talent, who knows? My extravagant praise for Wu Ting at the matriculation ceremony might become a legendary tale. It would make me look both talented and, more importantly, magnanimous and poised.’

’It’s a classic case of one genius recognizing another.’

When Wang Nanjin thought about Wu Ting heading to Haijin Port for his graduate studies, his expression softened.

The rest of the common bile duct suturing was completed without a hitch.

After getting his fill of the intricate work, Wu Ting handed the final steps over to Wang Nanjin.

Dr. Wang gladly took over from Wu Ting to begin closing. Although Wu Ting had been the one to crack the initial diagnosis and overcome the key intraoperative difficulties, Wang Nanjin had still contributed significantly to the fundamental liver tumor resection—his hands had even been on display for longer.

The end result made it seem as though Wu Ting and Wang Nanjin were a pair of brilliant, well-matched rivals working in perfect harmony.

The surgery was a success!

Qin Donglai and Cai Qi finally let out a sigh of relief. The surgery had left them both deeply moved.

"Dr. Wu, I have to thank you. I’ve learned a great deal today."

Dr. Wang thanked Wu Ting sincerely, adding that he was looking forward to the upcoming exchange week.

Qin Donglai could clearly sense the shift. After this operation, Wang Nanjin’s attitude toward the doctors at City First Hospital had changed. He now treated Wu Ting, in particular, as a true equal.

「By the time the major surgery concluded, evening had fallen.」 The team from Haijin Port and the other emergency physicians in the training program had already finished their first day of the ERCP course.

Overall, doctors like Yasui, Cheng Feng, and Luo Ming were feeling quite dejected.

They couldn’t even complete the first two of the six tasks in the course, and the time they spent was nowhere near Dr. Wang’s record.

Dr. Wang’s best time for completing all six tasks was a mere thirteen minutes!

Staring at the record on the simulator, Cheng Feng and the others ended their first day of practice feeling rather discouraged.

The instructors from the Haijin Port teaching team offered some encouragement to Cheng Feng and the others before everyone headed back to rest.

In their haste to leave, the last teaching assistant forgot to shut down the simulator. The adjacent camera, which recorded the training sessions, was also left on.