The spleen had shattered like tofu in water. Xie Wanying recalled the exam question Senior Tao had set for the surgical students. The reality of the operating room was much more severe than Senior Tao's exam question; this spleen was beyond repair with just a few stitches.
A Level Three or Four spleen rupture could only mean splenectomy.
If the entire spleen, including the hilum, was removed, one had to consider the young age of the child and the space for future growth, demanding a more careful consideration by the doctors.
Xie Wanying remembered what she had said to Wengui. Although she spoke rationally to the family members, emotionally, she found it just as difficult to bear.
