Read Novel Full Chapter 1598 651: The Song Family Finally Agrees, Director Lou Steals the Credit
Chapter 1598 651: The Song Family Finally Agrees, Director Lou Steals the Credit
The human blood circulation system is spread throughout the body, with an extremely rich network of blood vessels.
Especially the capillaries and small blood vessels, which are even denser than the roots of densely clustered saplings.
When one of the larger blood vessels encounters an issue, surrounding vessels will automatically compensate for the malfunctioning vessel. Ultimately, one or two will enlarge and become new large vessels.
This alters the blood pathway.
Sometimes, this alteration can be life-saving and can be viewed as a form of self-adaptation of the body.
After all, the human body has undergone at least 6.5 million years of evolution and competition, continuing to survive through harsh and brutal challenges to this day. The human body is more powerful than imagined.
Zhou Can silently pondered the impact that changes in this blood vessel's pathway might have on the patient.
The patient currently has complete hearing loss.
The change in this blood pathway should be associated with the hearing loss.
He decided to review some books and examine arterial schematics of brain anatomy; this vessel is an arterial vessel.
Indeed, arterial vessels are more prone to changes due to their fast internal flow and stronger pressure. Veins are somewhat milder.
However, each has its advantages and disadvantages; arteries easily form plaques and can harden, while veins are prone to varicose veins and thrombosis, especially in the lower limbs.
After reviewing the anatomy atlas of the human head, he located the blood vessel pages and carefully compared them with the abnormal blood pathways shown on the patient's head ultrasound.
He quickly pinpointed the location of the problematic vessel.
"I didn't expect it to be this arterial vessel that changed. It's just that, while the end of this vessel supplies blood to a region of the brain, it's not the auditory area!"
The brain function areas can be divided into various zones, some governing hearing, some vision, some the sensation of pain in upper limbs... All nerve functions in the body relate to the brain.
Upon further study, Zhou Can discovered that the change in blood supply to this area might cause atrophy in the originally supplied brain tissue.
The patient's gradual hearing loss might be related to this.
The question arises: Can brain tissue recover after atrophy?
Why does atrophy in this part of the brain lead to hearing loss?
Through detailed reasoning, Zhou Can believed the most likely explanation was that the atrophy might affect the auditory area.
In reality, this region is extremely close to the auditory area of brain tissue.
Despite his significant experience in neurosurgery and neurology, his diagnostic level has surpassed Level 7.
Potentially stronger than Wu Baihe in neurosurgery and Director Yin Hua in neurology.
Yet, there were still uncertainties.
After discussing with Wu Baihe, they ultimately decided to consult with the family for possible cranial exploration.
Craniotomy certainly carries risks; the exploration might yield little or prove futile, potentially closing the cranium with no substantial gain.
After communicating with the family, surprisingly, they were highly cooperative.
This made Zhou Can feel quite surprised.
Thus, they proceeded to arrange surgery as per protocol, agreeing with the family that if the exploration revealed feasible treatment options, surgery would be performed on the spot.
During the craniotomy, Zhou Can found his diagnosis remarkably accurate.
The blood pathway in that small brain region had changed indeed, leading to atrophy due to losing its rich blood supply.
Even the color had turned notably grayish-white.
Through brain electrical function signal testing, it was confirmed that the nerve function in this area was almost entirely lost.
At this stage, the true cause of the patient's hearing loss was essentially confirmed.
His expertise in anastomosis was at an expert level, or Level 7.
Repairing this blood pathway was practically a breeze for him.
After performing the blood pathway repair on the spot, this 'dried-up' brain region regained its rich blood supply. Previously relying on small capillaries for minimal blood flow to prevent necrosis.
It was akin to prolonging its survival.
With restored blood supply, the change in its hue was almost noticeable to the naked eye.
The brain tissue was becoming gradually replenished.
However, full restoration will require considerable time.
The fastest possible recovery might occur in about half a month; the slowest could take one or two years.
"Let's test the auditory nerve function again." Zhou Can instructed the assistant.
After the test, the assistant excitedly said, "Auditory nerve signals seem to have recovered slightly, though still faint. Looks like your diagnosis was correct; it was indeed the atrophy in this part of the brain causing the hearing loss."
This top-notch neurosurgical procedure seemed like a feast for the attending doctors.
They could learn many things from observing nearby.
Zhou Can nodded, conducted another check, and confirmed no remaining issues before instructing the assistant to close the cranium.
...
Post-surgery, the patient's hearing had restored somewhat.
The family was extremely delighted, seeing Zhou Can as if he were a living saint, treating him with respect and warmth.
It later made Zhou Can hesitant to visit that ward.
About eight days later, the patient was discharged. Hearing was gradually recovering, with promising momentum.
About twenty days later, the family rushed to the Emergency Department early in the morning to specifically present Zhou Can with a banner and hometown specialties.
They informed Zhou Can that their son's hearing had nearly fully recovered.
He could already communicate normally with others.
This relieved a massive burden on their minds, helping their son regain confidence and become much more outgoing.
Upon hearing the good news, Zhou Can was just as pleased.