128 Chapter 128 (1/2)
The medical staff's eyes, initially fixed on Suhyuk, now shifted to the monitor showing the images projected by the laparoscope.
The organs were seen straightened out on the monitor.
Suhyuk could finish the surgery in such a short time.
He first put in the forceps in the patient's belly, grabbing the large and small intestines, and then he pulled the organs as if he were unravelling twisted ribbons.
That was it.
Even though his motion looked simple, it was a skill that required him to maintain a delicate control of force in order to avoid any possible damage to the surrounding organs.
In addition, not only the colon and small intestine caught by the forceps could be destroyed by mistake, but complications could be caused by touching the surrounding organs.
The medical staff murmured when they saw Suhyuk already starting to suture the place that they had put in the laparoscope.
”Would it be okay for him to finish it like this?”
”Looks like his surgery procedure took less than 1 minute.”
They were just watching Suhyuk pulling the surgical thread.
***
The patient soon opened his eyes in the recovery room.
The first person that came into his view was Suhyuk.
”Have you come to your senses now?”
The patient nodded with a frown, because he felt a slight pain in the belly.
It was only natural he felt pain, as his skin was cut and then sultured.
There was a method of injecting contrast material or air into the anus and releasing the overlapped bowel with the pressure, but after all, he had to do a laparoscopic surgery. Intestinal obstruction was progressing and it was in a state of weakening. In such a situation, it was possible that puncture could occur in the intestines due to pressure during the attempt of duplication.
Suhyuk opened his mouth again, looking at him,
”How do you feel now?”
”Much better now.”
The extreme pain he felt disappeared unbelievably, but he felt a bit of stinging in the area where the surgery was completed.
Still the pain now was nothing compared with the pain he felt when he was taken into the emergency room.
”I'm glad to hear that.”
While the medical staff were checking the patient's condition, Suhyuk turned back and began moving.
The doctor with black hair was reflected in the patient's eyes.
He suddenly asked the nurse beside him,
”Who is the doctor who performed the surgery on me?”
Turning her head, the nurse looked over at Suhyuk, ”Dr. Lee.”
He could see the appearance of Suhyuk when the door of the recovery room was closed.
Was the doctor looking at him?
The patient murmured to himself before he knew it.
”Thank you.”
The stereotypical image of an Asian that was fixed in his head disappeared in a moment.
Only Phillip was wrinkling his brows.
Suhyuk and Han made the rounds of the patients steadily.
And the medical staff whispered amongst themselves, looking at Suhyuk's appearance from behind.
”I heard that that doctor finished a laparoscopic surgery in less than 10 minutes.”
”No, he did it in a second.”
”Wow! He's great. As a guest doctor, he must be different from others.”
Suhyuk's name began to be passed on slowly to others by those medical staff present during the operation, slowly gaining recognition.
Another day was closing peacefully without any emergency or serious patients coming.
When it was time to leave the office, Suhyuk and Han got on the elevator.
Then Suhyuk said to Han,
”Professor, I'm afraid that I'll go back to the apartment a bit late today as I have an appointment.”
”For drinks? You've made many friends already.”
Suhyuk shook his head, saying, ”Well, I'm seeing William who I just saw yesterday.”
With a smile, Han waved at him, getting on the elevator.
”Don't be too late.”
”Yes, sir.”
Soon Suhyuk headed to William's office.
He accepted his suggestion to work together on stem cell research.
Rather, Suhyuk expressed thanks to him because he found in it some research puzzles he had to solve by all means.
When he knocked on the door, William greeted him gladly.
”Suhyuk, let's work together well!”
”Sure, my service to you.”
”Hahaha, It's me who has to say that.”
Then the door was closed, and nobody knew what was going on inside.
Nobody except Suhyuk and William.
***
It was the 4th day since Suhyuk arrived at St. Hopkins Hospital.
They visited the hospital even on a Sunday, but their schedule was monotonous.
In the morning Han gave a lecture, and then had Q&A sessions after.
After lunch he made the rounds, and in between rounds, some primary physicians came to see him to get advice.
When one primary physician showed him a chart, there was an image shot along with it as if it was just printed.
”In my eyes, it looks like stomach cancer…”
Han looked at the chart quietly.
”In my opinion it looks like a GIST( gastrointestinal stromal tumor).”
Han opened his mouth again.
”Stomach cancer is seen within the mucosal layer, whereas gastrointestinal stromal tumors appear in the submucosal layer and muscle layer.”
Han pointed his finger to the chart.
”This is the border line of the inside and outside of the liver.”
The doctor with yellow hair nodded his head.
”Where do you think the lump is attached?”
The doctor, who was looking at the chart seriously amid Han's kind explanation, now brightened his face.
”Oh, it's attached to the outside. Yeah, it's GIST.”
Nodding lightly, Han opened his mouth,
”Fortunately it's not stomach cancer.”
GIST could be removed with surgery, and that was all that was needed.
”Thanks, Dr. Han.”
”You're welcome.”
The white doctor disappeared in just a moment as if he wanted to reserve an operating room immediately.
Suhyuk felt very much satisfied with Han's act like that.
Even here in the USA he was recognized for his skill.
Then Han asked Suhyuk,
”What kind of surgery is wise for a GIST?”
”I think we could do it with laparoscopic surgery.”
Nodding his head, Han walked ahead.
It was already 5pm.
Ding dong.
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Han got off the elevator first, followed by Suhyuk.
”Run!”