The Surgeon’s Studio

Chapter 529: Skin Slides

Soon, Su Yun pushed down the ultrasound machine in the operating room. The patient’s father also pushed the young patient over.

After Dr. Zhou heard the patient’s father’s description of the situation, he was very surprised and came along.

In his opinion, the patient’s diagnosis of bone malignancy seemed quite legit.

Although it was a little pitiful, facts were facts. He also wanted to try his best to help the patient, so he brushed his face and asked Zheng Ren to help take a look at the scan.

Perhaps Zheng Ren knew what to do?

After all, the operation after the last transverse lumbar artery embolism had left a deep impression on him.

After the operation, Professor Tian called twice and told him to look for Chief Zheng to do the operation if he encountered any similar patients again. He would rush over just before the operation to watch the interventional embolization.

However… He never expected Chief Zheng to overturn an unmistakable diagnosis.

Dr. Zhou did not believe it nor did he want to. Instead, he took a neutral attitude and rushed to the emergency ward with the patient’s father.

When he arrived at the emergency ward, Dr. Zhou saw Zheng Ren. He immediately walked a few steps forward and said with a smile, “Chief Zheng, I’m here.”

When he said it, he squinted at Zheng Ren.

Dr. Zhou looked a little feminine. When his eyes were wrinkled, he looked like he was winking.

Zheng Ren felt a slight chill down his spine.

However, he knew what Dr. Zhou meant. He immediately said, “Su Yun, bring the patient to the treatment room. I have something to do. I’ll perform a b-scan on her later.”

After he said that, he brought Dr. Zhou to the office.

“Chief Zheng, are you sure about your diagnosis?” Dr. Zhou asked.

“I’m at least eighty percent certain.” Zheng Ren smiled. “I need to do an ultrasound before I can be absolutely certain.”

“Is it hyperparathyroidism? Is it really?” Dr. Zhou still refused to believe it.

“Boss, you’re taking such a conservative approach.” Professor Rudolf Wagner’s long golden hair danced in the wind. He was dissatisfied with Dr. Zhou’s questioning words.

As long as he was not talking to Zheng Ren, Professor Rudolf Wagner would be full of vigor and dignity, giving young doctors an oppressive feeling that made it difficult for them to breathe.

Dr. Zhou felt the same.

“What do you think? As an orthopedist, don’t you know the various factors that cause bone deposition and bone loss in images?” Professor Rudolf Wagner regained the dignity of a world-class professor as he looked at Dr. Zhou and lectured him, “Most things are superficial to the naked eye.”

“Lil Fugui!” Zheng Ren stopped the professor from continuing and smiled apologetically at Dr. Zhou. “Both the professor and I feel that’s the case so there shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”

Dr. Zhou believed him this time.

In his opinion, Zheng Ren was only the emergency department’s chief resident in Sea City General Hospital. His words held no weight. However, Professor Rudolf Wagner was a professor of one of the world’s top medical centers. There were certainly no issues with his diagnosis.

However, Dr. Zhou could not understand why the professor would call Chief Zheng his boss.

“It’s okay. Let’s do an ultrasound first. After that, we can formulate a treatment plan,” Zheng Ren said with a smile as he patted Dr. Zhou’s shoulder.

Some of the patient’s family members were looking around nervously. They wanted to know what the doctors were talking about.

However, it was not good to ask for all of the details. They could only listen to a few sentences to resolve their doubts.

As they spoke, they walked out of the office and came to the treatment room in the emergency ward.

The patient was already lying on the treatment bed. The buttons on the patient’s clothes were undone, her neck completely exposed.

Su Yun intentionally moved a chair and placed it beside the treatment bed. Zheng Ren sat down on it.

“Close the curtains,” Zheng Ren said.

Su Yun was just about to make a move when Professor Rudolf Wagner beat him to it. With a ‘whoosh’, he closed the curtains that had not been moved for many years in the treatment room.

Fine dust flew up into the air and around the room.

Zheng Ren saw that the machine had been turned on and warmed up, so he squeezed a little coupling agent on the patient’s neck before placing the ultrasound probe on it.

Su Yun had seen Zheng Ren do an ultrasound before. He even mocked him for throwing a tissue at the patient and asking the patient to wipe herself clean. His behavior was unsavory.

However, he still could not understand how a doctor with a background in general surgery could actually do an ultrasound.

Not only could he do it, but Zheng Ren also sat next to the patient. His actions were firm and steady, so people could not help but trust him.

Even he himself was a little dazed.

The ultrasound probe scanned the patient’s neck before giving him a complete reading.

“Su Yun, record it,” Zheng Ren said. “The parathyroid tumor on the right side has a diameter of about 2.2 to 3.2 cm with a smooth surface. There’s hyperplasia of the thyroid gland behind the sternum, but the details are unclear.”

Su Yun would not insult Zheng Ren in front of the patient’s family.

After that, he took out a piece of paper from the pocket of his white coat and wrote down what Zheng Ren had said.

The patient’s father was pleasantly surprised. He stood on the spot nervously with his hands clenched into fists, his palms all sweaty.

Soon, Zheng Ren finished the ultrasound. He turned off his phone and stood up.

“Chief Zheng…” The patient’s father hesitated. He only called out to him and did not say anything else.

Zheng Ren smiled and said, “It’s parathyroid adenoma. There’s no mistake about it. The patient’s imaging findings were caused by a parathyroid adenoma, not a bone tumor.”

Dr. Zhou was completely stunned. The professor’s criticism just now made him feel very uneasy.

The professor was right. This kind of disease was uncommon, but he himself was quite clear about it.

However, in the end, he actually let the emergency department’s Chief Resident solve the problem. Should he not reflect on it himself?

“Parathyroid adenoma will absorb the calcium in the bones and be expelled through the patient’s urine. As the calcium is drained, the bones become very fragile. In the end, if you sneeze, your whole body will be fractured. After some time, your height may decrease. This is because the bones can no longer support the muscles and are deformed by their pressure. Currently, the patient does not have symptoms of low blood calcium, but…”

As he said this, Zheng Ren hesitated for a moment.

The patient’s family was anxious and immediately asked, “Chief Zheng, what’s next?”

“Surgery is required and I can definitely do it without any issues. However, the actual key to treating this disease is the endocrine treatment post-surgery. The surgery is actually secondary,” Zheng Ren said. “Because it’s a rare disease, I suggest you go to the Capital for surgery. Tell the doctors in the Capital about my diagnosis and opinion.”

“Su Yun!” Zheng Ren saw the confused look on the family members’ faces and knew that they did not know which doctor to look for in the Capital.

Zheng Ren was also afraid that something would go wrong. Although the patient did not have a tumor, it was a very troublesome disease.

“Boss, you’re not making me save face for you again, right?” Su Yun immediately complained as he took out his phone.

“Chief Wang, this is Su Yun.

“When will you be at Straits Hospital?

“Oh, it’s fine if you don’t leave yet. Boss Zheng has diagnosed a patient with parathyroid adenoma. We can’t really treat it properly with our resources and the patient…

“Alright, at least you’re sensible. We’ll go over in a few days’ time and treat you to a meal.” After saying that, Su Yun hung up the call.

He wrote a name and a phone number on the paper, as well as the ultrasound numbers.

“Go to the Capital and find this person. Quickly go and get her admitted to the hospital,” Su Yun said.