Chapter 200 - 180: This Is All Thanks to Dr. Wu’s Good Teaching

Chapter 200: Chapter 180: This Is All Thanks to Dr. Wu’s Good Teaching

Zhang Heng led Guo Guoguo to the department ward, navigating the familiar halls with ease.

The patient was one of his regulars. Zhang Heng knew the man’s condition like the back of his hand. After a familiar chat with the patient, he meticulously reviewed all the pre-operative examination results.

After all, he had already left the Provincial Tumor Hospital, so it was best to be cautious before the surgery. If any of his former competitors tried to sabotage him, the reputation he had built over many years could be ruined in an instant.

But Zhang Heng was far more than a mere surgical craftsman; his comprehensive skills were exceptionally strong. Otherwise, he never would have been able to keep Gu Xiaodong so thoroughly suppressed in the past.

Even after leaving the Provincial Tumor Hospital, he still maintained such a good relationship with Director Ma that he could return whenever he wished.

At the Provincial Tumor Hospital, Deputy Director Zhang Heng was a man of considerable status and commanded great respect within the department.

Once he had a clear understanding of the patient’s condition, Zhang Heng led Guo Guoguo to the conference room.

Director Ma, Director Fu, Dr. Liu, and Gu Xiaodong were all present. Zhang Heng was very familiar with them all, and after a brief exchange, the official pre-operative meeting began.

Gu Xiaodong had been training like a madman for this very day. He had deliberately arranged the surgical schedule so that Zhang Heng would operate first, leaving him to perform in the final, climactic slot.

He had already pictured it: Zhang Heng would finish his surgery, and then he, Gu Xiaodong, would put on a display of superior skill.

Of course, Zhang Heng could read Gu Xiaodong like an open book; the man wore every thought on his face.

"Director Ma, Director Fu, Dr. Liu, Director Gu, let’s begin the first surgery. I welcome any guidance you may have."

"Director Gu, I’ll have to ask you to assist Dr. Guo and me."

A two-person team of just Zhang Heng and Guo Guoguo wasn’t sufficient for the procedure, so he had deliberately invited Gu Xiaodong to join them.

Director Gu was more than happy to accept. It was the perfect chance to observe Zhang Heng’s technique up close and later compare it to his own performance.

’Perfect,’ Director Gu thought. ’I’ll make a note of every single flaw and mistake Zhang Heng makes.’

The directors settled into the observation room to wait.

Inside the operating room, once the anesthesia took effect, the puncture using the Seldinger Technique began.

Having been taught by Wu Ting, Guo Guoguo had done her homework this time.

She first observed the patient’s condition. This was his third round of treatment, and he was quite emaciated. Guo Guoguo began searching for the point of strongest pulsation.

However, the patient’s condition was just as dire. In the past, a situation like this might have caused Guo Guoguo to panic.

This time, however, Wu Ting’s gentle voice echoed in her mind.

She anchored the position with one finger, then used the fingers of her other hand to palpate outwards from both sides. Following the vascular pulsation, she quickly traced the vessel’s path...

’Found it!’

She had located the point of strongest pulsation. Due to the patient’s poor constitution, she chose a puncture site slightly superior to the conventional location.

Just as she expected, she got blood return with ease!

Watching Guo Guoguo’s fluid, graceful movements, Gu Xiaodong’s expression flickered. He hadn’t expected her to be so proficient with the Seldinger Technique puncture.

In the observation room, Director Fu and Director Ma, with their discerning eyes, couldn’t help but offer a word of praise.

"This Dr. Guo... she’s so young, but her technique is that of a seasoned veteran. Most junior doctors would have a hard time finding the puncture site on the first try in a case like this. Many can’t manage it even after several attempts and have to change their access route entirely."

As the others were still marveling at her skill, Zhang Heng began his part of the procedure.

"Yashiro Duct..."

The moment Zhang Heng spoke, Gu Xiaodong, standing nearby, visibly startled. He was very familiar with Zhang Heng’s surgical habits. Why would he choose such a duct?

While the Yashiro Duct allows for smoother passage, is safer, and reduces trauma, it is notoriously difficult to operate.

Zhang Heng had never used this type of duct before.

While Gu Xiaodong was still trying to understand, Zhang Heng began the next step of the procedure: injecting the embolic agent.

Under fluoroscopy, he used both hands to slowly advance the plunger. The pressure he applied was incredibly gentle, a clear departure from his previous technique.

Furthermore, he was employing a technique he’d learned about from Wu Ting—the signature skill of Director Fu from the Hepatic Tumor Surgery department at Haijin Port Affiliated First Hospital.

At that moment, Gu Xiaodong’s mindset completely shifted. ’Something is off about Zhang Heng!’

His technique was clearly not the standard method of the Jin Province Tumor Hospital. It was a hybrid, incorporating other styles, and it was an ingeniously elegant one at that.

It had the elegant efficiency of using a small force to achieve a great result. The pressure on the embolic agent was controlled perfectly! Though he used less force, the procedure was actually taking less time.

In the observation room, Director Ma’s expression flickered.

Director Fu’s eyes went wide. ’Isn’t that my technique? When did this Zhang Heng secretly learn my skills?’

Director Fu was quite open-minded about academic exchange and had never forbidden others from learning his techniques. In fact, he was delighted when others were willing to learn, as ultimately, it was the patients who benefited.

Watching Zhang Heng’s performance, his opinion of the young man soared. ’This kid has good taste!’

Then came the use of the contrast agent, which Zhang Heng had also prepared for in advance, having brought it over from the City First Hospital Research Center.

It was a brand-new, non-ionic contrast agent!

Gu Xiaodong stared at the novel contrast agent Zhang Heng was using; he had never even heard of it.

Even Director Ma in the observation room was somewhat puzzled.

"What kind of contrast agent is that?"