Perfect Surgeon 126
Perfect Surgeon chapter 126

Episode 125.

125.

Professor Oh shook his head.

Anyway, this was an adventure.

“Hepatic artery anastomosis is also a problem, but that’s not all. Prof. Two-to-one live liver transplantation requires at least three operators.”

“Continue.”

Professor Joo knew why he had to say everything he knew.

“If the professor performs the operation for the donor’s right liver lobe and I perform the liver resection on the patient, who will purchase the remaining left lobe of the liver? Teacher Kim is still lacking.”

Kim Seung-gun, who received the gaze, nodded.

I feel bad, but I admit it.

You’re the host at such a big conference.

It sounded like a big deal.

“Why isn’t there anyone?”

“Yeah?”

Professor Oh’s gaze followed that of Professor Joo. It was expected, but it was a no-brainer.

“Are you Mr. Jang? It’s not possible!”

“Why?”

“Professor, Mr. Jang is now in his second year of residency. Nonsense!”

“You really think so?”

“… … .”

Professor Oh did not answer right away. In the meantime, the skills Hyun-jun showed in the operating room often made him forget that he was in his second year.

At first, he pushed Lee Dong-shin as Professor Joo’s first assistant, but his skills couldn’t even compare to Hyun-jun’s.

In terms of skill alone, two words were not necessary.

However, in terms of surgical experience, age, and career, Professor Woo Je-young’s team was completely different from the surgeons.

Above all, it was unclear whether Hyun-jun could handle the pressure of live demonstration surgery rather than general surgery.

Even if it ended safely, it was a problem.

Can the hard-minded people in the medical world recognize Hyun-jun’s skills and accept him as he is?

It was most likely not what he experienced.

At least, Vice President Pyo was self-evident.

Professor Oh unconsciously grabbed his head.

Just thinking about it made my temples throb.

“Would it have been ok if Mr. Jang was a specialist and not in his second year?”

“If only I had been a professional… … . of course.”

“Okay then. I asked because I wanted to hear your opinion. It will be a difficult operation. I can’t even do it on my own. I need your help.”

“Prof… … .”

“Help me.”

Professor Joo Kwang-wook did not speak for a long time.

Is that why? The power of those words was resolute and gave off an aura that no compromise would be tolerated.

“ha… … .”

Professor Oh sighed heavily. I don’t know if it’s just because I’ve been crying out loud. It was the first time Professor Joo had used the word “request”.

He nodded slowly.

All he could do was say no, he said he was done. Nevertheless, if Professor Joo did not change his opinion, it was his job to follow as a team member.

“I’m also a disciple of the professor, and I feel sorry if I ask for a favor. Even the professor says so… … . I will follow you.”

“Wait. Professor, I can do it too!”

Lee Dong-sin, whose face has changed frequently since before, suddenly made a loud noise.

“If Professor Jang is doing it, of course I can do it too!”

“This teacher! What are you doing in front of the professor now!”

“sorry. Prof. But this isn’t it. You’re leaving the house to a second-year-old. Nonsense.”

The conference room was quiet.

Everyone waited for Professor Kwangwook Joo’s next words.

He slowly opened his mouth.

“What did Mr. Lee think when he saw Mr. Jang acting as my assistant?”

“… … I thought it was good for a second year. But I can do that too!”

Professor Joo’s low voice made Lee Dong-sin’s tone even lower.

“Do you know the difference in surgery time between when you assisted and when Dr. Jang assisted?”

“… … I do not know.”

“Oh, sir.”

“It’s about a forty minute difference. It was quick when Zhang assisted.”

It was a fact that Lee Dong-shin was unaware of.

“Do you still have something to say?”

“… … .”

“Then ask another question. This operation will be watched by 500 doctors from all over the world. Can you confidently act in front of them?”

“… … You can.”

Lee Dong-shin’s voice trembled a little.

“If you are slow to harvest the liver, no matter how fast I go, the whole liver transplant will be delayed. Can you stand that responsibility?

“… … .”

“I asked if you could bear it.”

“… … Could… … .”

Lee Dong-shin, who bowed his head to the abstract question, answered with an ant-like voice.

‘I can not… … .’

Now, the competition with Hyun-jun wasn’t the problem. Even though Professor Joo asked a question only verbally, a feeling of pressure engulfed his entire body.

But in practice… … .

It was going to be ruined.

“I’ll ask you again, can you?”

“… … sorry. I don’t think there is.”

Professor Joo’s eyes turned to Hyunjun.

“Master Jang.”

“… … Yeah.”

Hyun-jun was equally shocked.

Helping ILTS from side branches through new technology methods and hepatic artery anastomosis and operation were at the level of difference between heaven and earth.

But without asking the person involved, what are the two of you talking about? Are you telling me now to undertake a liver-procedure operation for one donor?

do you want me to go home?

Really?

Is this okay?

Hyun-jun, who was listening quietly from the side, was rather heart pounding.

The pounding was more of excitement than fear.

The two of us were talking about entrusting a second year with such a major operation.

Joining the ILTS team was also the best choice.

“Can you?”

Hyeon-jun, who paused for a moment to answer, met Professor Joo’s eyes.

I knew the answer he wanted.

“… … You can.”

As the words fell, the eyes of Kim Seung-gun, Lee Dong-shin, and Song Seon-hee, who turned to Hyun-jun, turned round.

It was a word that could not be spit out without great guts.

Kim Seung-gun shook his head again.

‘If so many people are watching and the surgery is ruined because of me… … I can not. Eww… … My stomach ache just thinking about it… … . i am a bastard I’m a bastard.’

Professor Joo, whose expression changed with satisfaction, nodded.

“great. Me and Sensei Jang will be in charge of gu-deuk, and Sensei Oh will be in charge of moderation between the beneficiaries. When I finish procuring the liver, I will immediately proceed to the operation of Mr. Oh and take over.”

“What should the assistant do?”

“Well, Mr. Jang. Who do you like?”

Professor Joo first asked for Hyun-jun’s opinion, which should be considered.

“I think Mr. Song would be good.”

The person Hyun-jun took was Song Seon-hee. The person concerned looked more surprised at Hyun-jun’s choice.

“Are you okay?”

“While practicing together, we often put our hands together.”

“Master Song, can you do it?”

“… … I think we can do it with Mr. Jang.”

“I see.”

Song Seon-hee’s voice was trembling, but it was strong enough.

She trusted Hyun-jun.

And I was grateful to Hyunjun for believing in me.

It’s good enough that my whole body trembles, ‘I understand.’ This was Professor Joo Kwang-wook’s answer, who nodded .

Although he participates in ILTS almost in droves, his teammates have always thought of himself as kkakdugi.

Her self-esteem was hurt and she was stressed, but she didn’t give up.

And in the end, it was accepted.

“Then I think Lee Dong-shin will serve as my assistant and Kim will serve as the professor’s assistant.”

“Don’t do it the other way around. Let this teacher be my assistant.”

Professor Oh was puzzled, but nodded.

“… … Yeah.”

“The time seems to be really tight.”

“We have to start with the simulation. I’m going to tell this team leader and the senior manager to attend the meeting tomorrow.”

Team leader Lee was the team leader of the scrub nursing team, and Deputy Director Ko was the organ transplant center coordinator.

“I will ask for the understanding of all patients and contact ILTS to inquire about changing the academic curriculum.”

“Yes. Then Mr. Jang will check the equipment again.”

“all right!”

It seemed like a hectic spring day as I had to start all over again.

Although he may not be able to go to see the cherry blossoms this year, Hyun-jun’s heart is more excited than ever.

* * *

A cotton lamp in the operating room where the shadows should not be reflected because one small thing must not be missed.

A dim light, which performed the opposite function of the cotton lamp, was illuminating the table in the luxurious restaurant.

Perhaps it was because of the lighting that seemed to close one’s eyes for at least one minor mistake, and the conversation between the three of them was a little more revealing than in the hospital.

Deputy Director Pyo Jin-young, who was savoring the wine, held out an empty glass to Professor Woo Je-young, who was sitting opposite him.

Instead of Professor Woo, Lee Geun-seok, who was sitting next to him, picked up a wine bottle and filled the glass.

“Will the preparation be perfect?”

“Perfect. I spoke well with Professor Beom-Jun Hwang, and if not, the ILTS spotlight will come to us.”

Professor Woo answered confidently, but Vice President Pyo didn’t seem to like it.

“How about over there?”

“… … Professor Joo’s team also chose an easy surgery. It seems that a two-to-one living liver transplant like ours cannot be done due to a lack of staff.”

“Professor Wu is too optimistic.”

“Yeah?”

“Professor Kwang-wook Joo is a world-renowned master of liver transplant surgery. There’s no way I can go away like this.”

“If it’s a 3D laparoscopic system, you don’t have to worry. Isn’t that a function that is basically installed in robotic surgery? Other than that, nothing has changed.”

“That is unknown. We will find out soon.”

“Yes?”

“Wait and you’ll find out.”

Professor Woo could see that the ‘soon’ that Vice President Pyo said was not ILTS, but literally soon.

“Who will come?”

Before Professor Woo finished his question, someone entered the room with an awkward gesture.

“Oh, this teacher. Welcome.”

Lee Dong-shin, with a restless expression on his face, bowed his back deeply.

“Hello, Vice President! Prof! Chief!”

Lee Geun-suk frowned slightly as he received the greeting.

Lee Dong-shin was clearly a member of Professor Joo Kwang-wook’s team. So why did he come to this place?

Vice-President Pyo treated him in a secretive way, completely different from before.

“Sit down. sit down. This teacher comes here too, but? After all, young people these days are having a good time.”

“Oh, no. This is the first time.”

Lee Dong-sin looked around the high-end restaurant with a sense of luxury like a villager.

“Yes? It’s surprising that professor Joo can sometimes take his juniors with him as well.”

“I can count on my fingers that I ate dinner with the professor.”

“Twitter, that’s right. Maybe it’s because you’re such a workaholic. Yes, this teacher.”

“Yeah! Vice President.”

“If you’ve come this far, does that mean you’ve made up your mind?”

“… … That’s right.”

“Then, shall we listen to the situation in detail?”

Professor Woo Je-young swallowed his saliva at Deputy Director Pyo’s meticulousness.

He had never imagined that there would be a spy on Professor Joo Kwang-wook’s team.

* * *

The sharp wind that seemed to cut the tip of his nose suddenly turned into a soft spring breeze that gently dropped the blooming cherry blossoms.

The conference hall of COEX in Samseong-dong was crowded with doctors from all over the world.

ILTS, the second day of the World Liver Transplant Society.

As it was the day of the highlight, the live demonstration, the expressions of the doctors seemed even more reminiscent.

As 2010 passed, Korea was making a name for itself as a leader in the field of liver transplantation.

Ironically, soju and alcoholic beverages were one of the main reasons.

One of the reasons was that the live liver transplantation field blossomed faster than any other country, as the proportion of patients with liver cancer and cirrhosis was high and awareness of organ donation from brain dead people was low.

Another reason was the hand.

As in archery, the hand skills of Korean medical staff overwhelm medical staff in other countries.

For example, Gary Goodhart, CEO of IntuitB Surgical, which makes surgical robots, praised Korea’s surgical skills.

Robotic surgery methods for stomach cancer, rectal cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, etc. developed by Korean medical staff have been established as international standards.

It was like a Korean medical team pioneering a way to use robotic surgery that the development team could not even imagine.

As such, the heat of the liver transplantation conference held in Korea was incomparably hotter than in Prague last year.

-An hour later, a two-to-one living liver transplant using a surgical robot by Professor Woo Je-young’s team at Daehan University Hospital will be broadcast live in Room A.

-An hour and a half later, a two-to-one live liver transplantation operation using the NIRF-guided 3D laparoscopic system by Professor Joo Kwang-wook’s team at Daehan University Hospital will be broadcast live in Room B.

More than 500 doctors began to rush in according to the hall broadcast.

Naturally, most of them headed to Room A, where the doctors started first.

“Doctor Hwang, didn’t the surgery start at the same time?”

In line with the announcement, Dr. Claude of France, the ILTS executive chairman, approached with an urgent expression.

“Professor Kwang-wook Joo’s team called me in the morning. He said it took time to prepare, so it was difficult to get started on time.”

“Um, I think it would be better to start together.”

“Professor Je-Young Woo’s team said the preparations were complete. I think it would be better to start at least one team according to the curriculum.”

“is that so? Hmm, I will find out.”

When Chairman Claude left the chair, Professor Hwang gave a bitter smile.

‘Can I ask for more time like that? Do you change the patient at the last minute or add a surgical method? It’s your fault for not being ready, not mine.’

Professor Oh Young-jin asked, but he refused at once.

‘Professor Kwangwook Joo, it seems that your luck has run out.’

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