"But, some time ago, Tang had been in a small, err… another accident and we had done a lot of scans and tests at that point of time. How come this wasn't detected then," Mr. Xie frowned and told the surgeon.
"Yes, I have seen those scans. The clot is not even the size of a small pea and since it is wedged between the two lobes, unless you are looking for it specifically, you may not spot it," the doctor hypothesised.
Privately, the surgeon thought that it had been the previous doctor's fault for not spotting the clot last time but he didn't say that to the anguished parents in front of him. It wouldn't help them in anyways, right now. He needed them to stay calm for what was about to come their way.
"So you are trying to say that a small blood clot is causing all these problems. Let's remove it then," Mr. Xie said, with some relief in his voice.
