In the office of the Department of Gastroenterology, Dean Kang Chengtao, Professor Xu Guangzhou, Director Ping Jinfeng and Chen Xia sat together drinking tea and chatting.
At this time, Professor Xu frowned and said, "Xiao Chen, according to what you said, this technology is not yet mature?"
Chen Xia took a sip of tea and said:
"You could say the technology is immature, but this gastroscopy machine is a test device developed in our laboratory. Have you ever seen this screen? That's the technological sophistication.
And let me be honest, this involves the design and manufacture of many sophisticated instruments. We at Pumpkin Vine have also borrowed a lot of advanced technologies from our foreign counterparts, but ahem, these technologies are still confidential."
Ping Jinfeng was puzzled: "This technology is confidential. How did you get it?"
Dean Kang quickly stopped him: "This must involve their business secrets, don't ask too much."
Chen Xia wanted to laugh when he heard this. He guessed that Comrade Lao Kang thought that all these technologies of his were "stolen" through dishonorable means. But this was exactly the kind of misunderstanding and imagination he wanted.
Chen Xia then said:
"If nothing unexpected happens, with the development of technology, the trend of our surgical procedures will be minimally invasive. We in China still need to be prepared in advance for this. Now everyone is still at the same starting line, and in a few decades we will fall behind."
"Minimally invasive?"
"Yes, minimally invasive surgery, as the name suggests, is surgery that causes minimal trauma. It refers to surgery performed using modern medical devices and equipment such as laparoscopes and thoracoscopes. The advantages are minimal trauma, less pain, and faster recovery.
The hemostasis procedure I just performed using a gastroscope is actually the simplest part of minimally invasive surgery. Other surgeries such as thoracic surgery, digestive surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, spinal surgery, gynecology, etc., can all be replaced by minimally invasive surgery."
This confused several senior doctors, but the experts from Peking Union Medical College were certainly knowledgeable. Seeing Chen Xia speak so decisively, they became more interested.
Dean Kang asked, "Xiao Chen, can you give me some examples? Which surgeries can be performed with minimally invasive surgery? How is minimally invasive surgery performed? What kind of machines are needed?"
"Minimally invasive surgeries are relatively common in clinical practice. Let me give you some examples of common gastroenterological diseases.
For example, gastrointestinal surgery, radical gastrectomy, gastric stromal tumor resection, radical colorectal cancer resection, small intestinal diverticulum resection, and simpler ones such as appendectomy and hernia repair.
Diseases of the hepatobiliary system, such as cholecystectomy, liver resection, splenectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, etc.
These are relatively common minimally invasive surgical methods in clinical practice and are also the future trend. They are already being researched abroad, but we are still unheard of in China. This is not acceptable."
Dean Kang graduated from the Department of Surgery and was shocked when he heard this.
"So many surgeries can be performed with minimally invasive methods? Does that mean surgeons won't have the chance to operate in the future? We'll just have to make a few holes in the body and use endoscopes to treat most lesions."
Chen Xia thought for a moment and said, "It can be understood this way. As minimally invasive surgery technology matures, it will be possible to perform brain surgery, spinal surgery, and cardiac surgery in the future."
Professor Xu was indeed cunning and sly. After listening to Chen Xia's words, he seemed to be lost in thought. Suddenly, he said:
"Xiao Chen, you've said so much, but you've only heard of these surgeries? Are you just bragging? You've been a hospital director in China, and I've never heard that you can perform these minimally invasive surgeries."
Ping Jinfeng became anxious, wondering how the teacher could say such rude words. Just as he was about to open his mouth to smooth things over, he was stopped by Dean Kang, who gave him a look to shut him up.
Chen Xia laughed out loud when he heard this. Haven’t I done these minimally invasive surgeries?
He did a lot of things in his previous life. Even after his rebirth, he did a lot when he was treating ethnic minorities in Yunha Village, Ruili. It's just that outsiders don't know about it.
His temper flared up, "Professor Xu, it seems like it's time for me to show you some of my skills."
Professor Xu looked disdainful and said, "Tell me, how are you going to show off your skills? This is Union Hospital. We have all kinds of patients."
"You, look for some surgical procedures within the abdominal cavity, such as partial gastrectomy, appendectomy, tension-free hernia repair, liver resection, and splenectomy.
I will look for patients like this, and then I will use laparoscopy to perform a few surgeries to show you which has the advantage, traditional surgery or minimally invasive surgery.
"Laparoscopy? No need for gastroscopy?"
"It's a similar principle, but the machine is different. I have one like this in my house in Houhai. However, I need an assistant for laparoscopy. It's not convenient to operate alone, so I'll have to hire a few assistants from other hospitals."
Dean Kang and Professor Xu smiled at each other, thinking that this young man was easily provoked and would reveal all the confidential technologies as soon as he was provoked.
Chen Xia sneered in his heart. These two old foxes wanted to steal his technology, and he also wanted to use Union Hospital to get the endoscopic technology.
This thing is too advanced. It is not appropriate to show it abroad, not to mention whether people will doubt it or not.
Just take out these machines, and there are so many patents involved. They will be treasures that will make a lot of money in the future.
In the medical industry, pharmaceuticals make money, and medical devices are also a highly profitable industry.
But there is no such risk if it is brought out domestically. The phrase "foreign confidential technology" can dispel all doubts. At the same time, it will not be easily known by foreign counterparts, preventing technology leakage.
Office of the Surgery Building of Union Hospital.
The news that Chen Xia was going to use a few "tubes" to perform surgery without opening the abdomen or doing anything else quickly spread throughout the Union Hospital.
When Chief Surgeon Mao Wei heard his colleagues talking about a new technology that could replace most surgical operations, saying that in the future there would be no need for surgery and only a few holes would be needed, he looked disdainful.
In particular, the young doctors' worshipful look at laparoscopic surgery made the older doctors very uncomfortable and they wanted to teach them a lesson.
"I'm telling you guys, you should use your brain more often. Imagine you want to remove the liver. You have a tube inserted through the abdomen. How can you see the liver's condition? How do you place the knife? How do you stop the bleeding?
I heard that this comrade Chen Xia had previously performed a gastroscopy to stop bleeding. Maybe he was just lucky, I don't know how he stopped the bleeding. Everyone has seen a gastroscopy, but can this tube be used to remove the liver or spleen? Don't be ridiculous."
Young doctors all have a blind optimism, or even a worship mentality.
However, middle-aged doctors generally expressed disbelief in the so-called "laparoscopic", "thoracoscopic" and "hysteroscopic" technologies, saying that their imaginations were limited by their brains.
Since the chief surgeon said so, the junior doctors were all silent.
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