The next day.
9 a.m.
Operating room.
Today's surgery is the transcranial gangliorhizotomy.
Assisting Zhao Heng in the surgery is instrument nurse Tian Zhen, while standing by is Liu Ziang. Liu Haipeng, the attending physician from the pain department, is also present in the operating room.
This surgery, in theory, is quite simple: drill a tiny hole in the skull, then guide a monopolar coagulation probe through a catheter into the skull to precisely reach the location of the trigeminal ganglion. Through minimal coagulation and thermal effects, the ganglion is directly destroyed to achieve complete pain relief.
But it's only easy to say. The brain is the most mysterious and complex organ in the human body. Any surgery performed inside the skull is far from simple and carries tremendous risks.
Moreover, the key point is that this surgery is performed under local anesthesia, meaning the patient remains conscious throughout the procedure.
