21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 320 Ulcerative Gastric Cancer (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Seeking Subscriptions)

After urgently establishing contact with the Japanese side, confirming the identities of Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi, and sending an emergency surgery invitation, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi temporarily participated in the surgery. This finally completed the procedural formalities on the Chinese side.

Although there were some additional procedures and proofs to be supplemented later, at least now Yu Chen was officially allowed to perform surgery on Wang Jiancheng.

Wang Jiancheng was wheeled into the operating room, and both Hiromi Jounouchi and Yu Chen changed into the surgical scrubs provided by the hospital.

Because it was an emergency surgery, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi were given older surgical scrubs. Although they had been cleaned thoroughly, compared to their own scrubs from Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, there was an inevitable drop in comfort, which made Hiromi Jounouchi complain.

Actually, this was quite normal. Surgical scrubs have strict requirements for washing and sterilization, and of course, they can't be laundered just like at home in a washing machine. They must be rigorously cleaned and then sterilized.

Even the best quality scrubs inevitably become less comfortable after being subjected to such washing multiple times.

The hospital where Zhu Yiting worked was a public hospital, so naturally, the surgical scrubs were purchased with public funds. The quality was adequate, but updating and replacing them was not a priority.

At Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, the hospital also provided scrubs, but Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi had long been accustomed to buying their own sets to keep at the hospital, discarding them for new ones when they felt the old ones were worn, naturally resulting in a different wearing experience.

However, such matters were of little consequence. Hiromi Jounouchi merely made a casual remark before entering the operating room to begin anesthetizing Wang Jiancheng, while Yu Chen continued to scrub his hands at the sink.

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"Thank you, Yu Chen," Zhu Yiting, who was also washing her hands, said in gratitude. If it weren't for his initiative to help, Wang Jiancheng's operation might have been delayed indefinitely tonight.

Scrubbing his fingers with a brush, Yu Chen smiled nonchalantly, "It's nothing, after all, we were classmates, and Brother Jianchen grew up with me since childhood. I couldn't just stand by and not help, could I?"

"Still, I must thank you. Although you and Jiancheng seem to have a good relationship on the surface, I know about the past... Anyway, I apologize on his behalf and thank you for putting aside past grievances to save him," Zhu Yiting said sincerely and bowed deeply to Yu Chen.

"The past? What past? So many years have gone by, I have already forgotten about it," Yu Chen replied, and after drying his washed hands, with the help of a nearby nurse, he donned a disposable scrub and surgical gloves and walked towards the operating room.

Watching Yu Chen's indifferent demeanor, Zhu Yiting couldn't help but wonder if she had made the wrong choice in the past.

But this emotion flickered through her mind only for an instant. After washing her hands, she put on her disposable scrubs and surgical gloves and also entered the operating room.

In the operating room, Hiromi Jounouchi had already completed the anesthesia on Wang Jiancheng. Although the language differences between China and Japan inconvenience her slightly, the issue wasn't significant. After all, the medications and dosages used for anesthesia are basically the same around the world.

Approaching the main surgeon's position at the operation table, Chen Yu said by routine, "We now commence the surgery for Mr. Wang Jiancheng's abdominal opening and hemostasis for gastric bleeding. Scalpel."

Following Chen Yu's command, a scalpel was handed to him.

"Who would have thought that someone who only got into a tier-three university would end up getting a doctorate at the University of Tokyo Medical School. It really is a case of 'absence makes the heart grow fonder!'" While assisting Chen Yu with the operation, perhaps because the surgery had begun and her nerves had settled, or maybe she wanted to chat to distract herself, Zhu Yiting struck up a conversation with Chen Yu about the past: "Now you're the associate professor at Eastern University Medical School Affiliated Hospital, the deputy chief surgeon who's not even thirty years old, and at an esteemed hospital like Xiehe—how come I never saw how amazing you were back then?"

"I'm modest by nature, as you well know," joked Chen Yu and then instructed the circulating nurse, "Please prepare ten units of Rc-MAP. Before the blood transfusion bag arrives, turn the plasma bag up to the maximum. Give me the electrosurgery unit and forceps."

He passed the scalpel to the instrument nurse beside him and took the electrosurgery unit and forceps that the nurse handed over.

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"Huh? Brother Jianchen's stomach..." Observing the visibly abnormal color in the open abdomen, Chen Yu looked up at Zhu Yiting, who was also staring in disbelief, and asked her, "Zhu Ting, you're a surgeon. Your husband's stomach has turned like this and you haven't noticed anything amiss?"

Chen Yu's surprise not only left Zhu Yiting momentarily stunned but also caused Hiromi Jounouchi, who was sitting at the anesthesiologist's station, to stand up and look over. Seeing the obviously abnormal color of the gastric tissue, she couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "This looks quite severe. As his wife, you haven't noticed anything wrong with your husband?"

"Well, Jiancheng has many social obligations and often drinks alcohol. Although I do manage his health regularly, he doesn't like eating out, so I always thought his occasional loss of appetite was just a common gastric ulcer…" Zhu Yiting's voice trailed off, unable to think of any refutation.

"Don't just stand there, start the hemostasis. Maybe it is just a gastric perforation?" Chen Yu was still trying to lighten the mood. He continued to Zhu Yiting, "Regardless, let's begin with a pathological analysis. With this condition, it's no longer something that can be handled simply. Let's perform hemostasis and for the rest..."

However, before Chen Yu could finish, Zhu Yiting looked up and directly asked Chen Yu, "We're all surgeons here; don't comfort me, Chen Yu. I know this is locally advanced gastric cancer. I just need to ask you one question: can you resect it?"

Looking at the stomach with its clearly abnormal color, Chen Yu, of course, also recognized this as a symptom of tumor infiltration reaching the muscle layer, but at first, he did not want to address the issue. Since Zhu Yiting had identified it herself, Chen Yu could no longer pretend to be unaware.

Yet, when Zhu Yiting asked him whether he could remove the tumor, Chen Yu hesitated.

"What are you like this for!" However, before Chen Yu could answer, Hiromi Jounouchi on the side spoke up first, displeased, "The anesthesia for this operation was initially according to the standards for an abdominal hemostasis operation. If you ask the chief surgeon to change the surgical technique to gastric cancer resection now, as an anesthesiologist, I would find it very troubling."

"Hiromi!" Chen Yu called out to Hiromi Jounouchi, stopping her from continuing, before he turned to Zhu Yiting, "A standard gastric cancer operation involves removing two-thirds of the stomach. Although as a family member you have the right to decide whether to proceed with the resection or not, I still have to ask, are you sure you want to do it?

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And even if I can resect it, can you handle being the assistant? This won't be a minor surgery. I suggest we start with palliative treatment first, perform gastric hemostasis, and then decide after seeing the results of the pathological analysis."