Friday is Yu Zhiming’s regular physical examination day.
Around ten o'clock in the morning, he paused his physical examination and ran to the small conference room on the seventh floor of Zhizhen Building, where he got to know and exchanged greetings with more than ten diagnostic experts from all over the country, including Yan Haidong and Lin Wei.
After 10 to 20 minutes, Yu Zhiming returned to the third underground floor to continue the physical examination...
At this time, a high-end business car and an ambulance drove out of the Binhai International Passenger Terminal one after another.
Inside the business car, Gu Qingran and his temporary assistant Oura Haruko were warmly entertaining a woman who looked to be about 40 years old, with good temperament and quite good looks.
"Doctor Sakurada, wine? Juice? Or water?" Gu Qingran asked attentively!
Sakurada Akemi politely said, "A glass of ice water, thank you."
Haruko Oura took out two ice cubes from the small wine cabinet in the car and put them into the crystal glass. She then took out a bottle of mineral water that was said to be from the polar regions and filled the crystal glass with water.
Sakurada Akemi took a sip from her water cup, then looked at Oura Haruko and said, "I've heard a lot about your brother, Dr. Oura. I heard that many people are vying to date him."
Oura Haruko said modestly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Dr. Sakurada. My brother is just riding on Dr. Yu's coattails."
Sakurada Mingmei smiled, turned her gaze to Gu Qingran, and said softly: "The craniopharyngioma patient who came with me was diagnosed with a tumor more than two years ago."
"However, because the surgery is very risky, the patient did not want to take any risks and used various methods to delay the procedure until now."
She sighed softly, "Now I can't delay any longer. I can only take a risk and gamble."
Gu Qingran wasn't actually interested in the patient, but for the sake of conversation, he feigned confusion and asked, "Doctor Sakurada, I see that patient is moving around quite well and in good health. He doesn't look like he's going to die."
Akemi Sakurada explained, "His body can still hold on for quite a while, but if it goes on like this, I won't be able to take the risk of surgery on his craniopharyngioma. I can only do conservative treatment."
She went on to explain: "The patient is a medical scientist and hopes to continue his previous medical research after the surgery."
"Because of this reason, he kept putting off the surgery."
"However, he can be considered lucky. With Dr. Yu's help this time, my surgical skills will likely be improved to 30% to 40% of what they were two years ago."
Sakurada Akemi sighed again, "Even if the surgery is successful, whether his brain function will be restored afterward and whether he can continue his previous medical research will depend entirely on luck."
Gu Qingran chuckled and said, "You and Dr. Yu have joined forces this time. It's a powerful combination. One plus one is far greater than two. The success of the operation is foreseeable."
He added deliberately: "Dr. Sakurada, as for luck, I must tell you something..."
"Dr. Yu has always had good luck. Whether he's treating patients first or collaborating with others, the results generally exceed expectations."
Sakurada Akemi smiled brightly and said, "I especially like working with doctors who are lucky."
"Neurosurgery requires a lot of luck."
Gu Qingran said with a smile: "Then Doctor Yu is definitely your best partner. He has always been your good luck companion."
Sakurada Akemi bowed and chuckled, saying, "I also hope to have more opportunities to cooperate with Dr. Yu."
The smile on Gu Qingran's face grew even wider.
He also knew not to appear too anxious, so he asked, "Dr. Sakurada, is this your first time in China?"
Sakurada Akemi nodded and said, "I have a fear of flying, so this is my first time to actually go abroad because I mustered up the courage."
Gu Qingran said with a smile: "Our country is vast and rich in resources, and there are high-speed railways everywhere. This time I come to our country for vacation, I must stay longer and look around..."
At twelve o'clock noon, Yu Zhiming finished his morning physical examination and returned to his soundproof office for lunch.
Today's lunch was made by Zhou Mo's aunt.
As agreed, Zhou Mo also brought lunch to several people in the big office.
Because she didn't have a bowl big enough to hold the food at home, she used disposable paper tableware. Each person was given a serving of three meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and one soup, which was like a fast food lunch box.
"Doctor Yu, Zhou Luo's father released his analysis report at the seminar, stating that the lipophilic substance found in Ms. Yao's body is a new organic compound."
Zhou Mo introduced it quickly, "They also said that this new compound has excellent lipophilicity and can aggregate and precipitate the oil in the blood."
"He also said that if it could be synthesized artificially, it could theoretically be used to perfectly purify the fat in the blood."
"And, and..."
Zhou Mo said with a smile, "Doctor Yu, Zhou Luo's father also conducted an experiment at the seminar. He dropped a small piece of fat into that organic liquid. Soon, the fat shrank and flattened, and the fat inside was extracted."
Her eyes widened as she said, "Doctor Yu, this can be used as a weight loss elixir. Using it to lose weight is definitely safer and more convenient than liposuction."
Yu Zhiming pondered and said, "What you said makes sense. If it can really be used to lose weight, it can generate considerable economic benefits."
He then asked, "Regarding Ms. Yao's illness, has it been confirmed to be a genetic mutation?"
Zhou Mo nodded and said, "They say that through genetic analysis, it was determined that there was an abnormality in a gene, causing the patient's liver to secrete this new organic substance."
"Most of this organic matter flows into the duodenum with bile, and a small amount leaks into the blood."
Yu Zhiming nodded slightly.
Bile is secreted by liver cells continuously and is stored in the gallbladder during non-digestive periods.
When we eat, the gallbladder releases bile into the duodenum through the bile duct to assist in digestion of food.
One of the main functions of bile is to promote the digestion and absorption of fat in food.
It mainly emulsifies the fat in food. The emulsified fat forms small fat particles that can be dissolved in liquid, thereby promoting the action area of pancreatic lipase.
It can also combine with fatty acids to form water-soluble complexes, promoting the absorption of fatty acids.
However, the function of this new oil-loving organic substance secreted by the liver has become rebellious, running counter to the original function of bile, and causing the oil to precipitate and aggregate together.
As for how this new organic matter enters the blood, please refer to the reflux of bile into the blood.
When bile excretion is obstructed, the tension in the small hepatic ducts increases. When this tension exceeds the pressure of the surrounding capillaries, bile will reflux into the capillaries.
This leads to an increase in bilirubin in the blood, which then travels to other parts of the body, causing yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, yellow urine, and jaundice, the most common symptom of liver disease.
Yu Zhiming thought about the cause of the disease in his mind and had some ideas about the treatment plan.
Gene mutations are difficult to treat and can only be addressed symptomatically.
One is hemodialysis, which separates the new organic matter that leaks into the blood along with the oil it aggregates.
The second is to prevent this new organic matter from seeping out of the small hepatic ducts and then into the capillaries as much as possible.
Zhou Mo's voice rang in Yu Zhiming's ears again, "Remember the uterus transplant surgery performed by Dr. Liu Yun?"
Yu Zhiming looked at Zhou Mo, and heard her continue: "I saw the mother and daughter come this morning."
"Doctor Liu Yun, along with Doctor Xi Zhen from Gulou Hospital and your college classmate, are here to greet you. Perhaps your college classmate will need to stay in our Zhizhen Building for a short period of time..."
(End of this chapter)
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