Chapter 673 Even If It Means Bankruptcy
The main problem was that the tumor was in a super tricky spot—right in the caudate lobe of the liver, and there had been some bleeding in the last couple of days.
Abella asked if Camille had done the routine check-up, and Camille whipped out the report. "Here it is."
Yep, someone was definitely guiding her from behind.
Abella's eyes landed on Brad again, who quickly looked away, looking all guilty.
There was no other way around it; the situation was crazy complicated, and he had no clue how to handle it. Abella, being the big shot in the medical world, was the only one who could give the patient a shot.
So, he had to drop hints to the patient's family to get Abella involved.
Camille told Abella that the reports included routine check-ups, a bunch of other reports, and diagnoses from top hospitals.
Abella skimmed through them and broke down the situation for her.
In simple terms, all three branches of the patient's hepatic veins might be invaded by the tumor, and the inferior vena cava might also be affected. If they went with traditional surgery, the patient could lose more than 60% of normal liver function, and there was a high risk of massive bleeding during the operation.
Brad kept nodding; this was the part that had him stumped. The patient wanted to keep full liver function, which was just not gonna happen.
Camille kept wiping her tears, begging Abella to find a way. She didn't want her dad to lose so much liver function.
"There is one way," Abella said, and both Camille and Brad looked at her like she had two heads.
"We can do an ex vivo liver tumor resection and autologous liver transplantation."
Camille looked at Brad, totally confused.
Brad was completely floored.
Abella was talking about taking the liver out of the body, cutting out the tumor, and then putting it back in.
This meant making sure the tumor was completely removed while keeping the liver and blood vessels intact, which was a massive challenge for the surgeon.
Any tiny mistake during the surgery could not only ruin past achievements but also lead to severe backlash.
This was something Brad wouldn't even dare to think about.
Camille instinctively grabbed Abella's hand, asking if she was confident and if she could be the lead surgeon to save her dad.
"Please, get up first." Abella didn't want her to keep kneeling.
But Camille wouldn't budge, begging Abella to save her dad and recounting their tough life together, crying and pleading for help.
"If I'm the lead surgeon, the patient's liver function retention can be over 95%," Abella said straight up.
Brad couldn't believe his ears.
He knew better than anyone how tough and complex the surgery was. Even if the person in front of him was Abbott, the so-called Medical Authority, he couldn't believe anyone could retain over 95% of liver function.
Even Camille found it hard to believe and asked Abella if she was joking because she had taken her dad to countless doctors before. Most said there was no way, and a few said the patient would lose most liver function after surgery. The only one who spoke with such confidence was Abella.
The kicker was, she was just a teenage girl.
"Dr. Medici, are you for real?" Brad couldn't help but ask, "The patient wants to keep as much normal liver function as possible."
"I know." Abella's face was calm, her bright eyes steady.
It was like this was as easy as pie for her.
Camille asked Abella if she could do the surgery now, saying money was no object as long as the surgery was a success.
"Her fees aren't cheap," Brad reminded, "She's top-notch and famous."
Camille immediately pulled out a blank check from her bag, tore it off, and offered it with both hands. "Write any amount you want. My family has a few billion dollars. Even if we go broke, I have to save my dad!"
Camille was definitely a devoted daughter.
"It won't come to that," Abella took the check and said calmly, "I'll go see the patient. If everything checks out, we'll go ahead with the surgery."
She looked at Brad. "You'll assist me in the surgery."
Brad was a bit pumped, not expecting to perform surgery alongside Abella, the Medical Authority.
"And get another doctor to assist you."
As soon as Abella finished speaking, Brad said, "No problem!"
When Caleb got back from his phone call, he noticed Abella wasn't in the ward, but a bunch of doctors were crowded in the observation room, occasionally gasping.
"If I hadn't seen it myself, I wouldn't believe there's such a young, beautiful, and skilled doctor."
"The key is her incisions are clean and precise, even better than ours."
"Watching her perform surgery reminds me of our old hospital director. If he were still here, he'd definitely try to keep such talent."
"Who is she, that even Brad is willing to assist her in surgery?"
"I only know that even Brad wasn't confident in doing this surgery, but this girl said she was, with a 95% success rate."
"What? She said that?"
From their chatter, Caleb pieced together a lot. When he walked in, he saw Abella indeed performing surgery in the adjacent operating room.
He asked around to get the scoop, then stood quietly behind the glass wall, watching Abella work.
When Abella successfully removed the liver, Brad and another doctor quickly connected the gastrointestinal and hepatic blood vessels to the bypass graft to keep the blood flowing smoothly.
Abella skillfully cut out the tumor from the removed liver at 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the whole process smooth and effortless.
"Unbelievable."
"Even though I saw it with my own eyes, if I had to do this surgery, I couldn't do it as smoothly and well as she did."
"Who is she? She managed to remove the tumor completely without damaging liver function."
"She must have a significant background!"
"She dared to perform such a surgery."
Listening to the praises, Caleb naturally guessed the difficulty of the surgery. He didn't expect Abella to have such a compassionate heart, saving her own grandfather and then turning around to save a complete stranger.
Time ticked by, Abella didn't bring anything into the operating room, and her phone in her backpack kept buzzing in the locker.
Phillipe was getting worried when Abella didn't answer the phone.
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