"I really didn't expect to have Beijing treat me right at my doorstep." 82-year-old Uncle Lan said excitedly to the medical staff of the Second Department of Neck, Shoulder, Waist, and Leg Pain a post-operative ward round. Thanks to the comprehensive presence of the Beijing Famous Hospital Expert Team, Uncle Lan was able to enjoy the all-around systematic diagnosis and treatment of Beijing experts Yantai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital without leaving Yantai. Recently, Uncle Lan had been feeling significant pain in the sacrococcygeal region, numbness in the right lower limb by radiating pain, and swelling and pain in both knee joints, making it difficult to walk at times. After visiting the Second Department of Neck, Shoulder, Waist, and Leg Pain our hospital, a systematic and comprehensive examination revealed a tumor occupying the L3 vertebral body, growing into the spinal canal and compressing the dura and L4 nerve root. Tumor marker showed multiple increases in CEA and CA199, and an ECT scan confirmed multiple radiologically enhanced signals in the patient's thoracolumbar spine and sacrum. Doctors that the metastatic tumor in the L3 vertebral body was occupying the spinal canal and compressing the nerves; if not treated in time, Uncle Lan would face the risk of paralysis. For an82-year-old patient, how to safely and effectively perform surgical treatment without allowing the disease to lower his quality of life was a major challenge facing the Second Department of Neck Shoulder, Waist, and Leg Pain. Meanwhile, Yantai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital reached a cooperation agreement with the Beijing Famous Hospital Expert Team, and bone tumor expert Director Du Zhiye provide strong support for this high-risk surgery. After active communication with Director Du Zhiye of Peking University People's Hospital, Director Wang Dongbo and the team of the Second of Neck, Shoulder, Waist, and Leg Pain actively carried out preoperative preparations. Combining Uncle Lan's actual condition, both parties jointly formulated a detailed surgical plan. Under Director Dus comprehensive guidance, they successfully performed L3 lesion resection   spinal canal decompression   L3 vertebral body shaping   pedicle screw internal fixation for Uncle Lan. During the surgery, medical teams from both locations cooperated closely, fully utilizing their respective professional advantages to ensure the smooth progress of the operation and the patient's safety.
 
After the surgery, Du Zhiye also exchanged views with the surgical team of Yantai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital on spinal tumor resection and reconstruction, sacral tumor resection and reconstruction, minimally invasive treatment of bone cancer, and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine rehabilitation for spinal patients after surgery, comprehensively improving our hospital's level and capability in the diagnosis and treatment of spinal tumors.
 presence of the Beijing Famous Hospital Expert Team is an important measure taken by Yantai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to comprehensively enhance the hospital's comprehensive service capacity and service level, and to Yantai citizens with higher quality, more professional, and more convenient medical services. Through the continuous assistance of the Beijing Famous Hospital experts, Yantai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital will continuously improve surgical diagnosis and treatment capabilities and its ability to handle acute and critical illnesses, continuously strengthen the depth, breadth, and intensity of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine collaborative diagnosis and treatment various diseases, and make a greater contribution to the development of the medical and health cause in Yantai.
·Department Introduction· The Second Department of Neck, Shoulder, Waist, and Pain integrates the essence of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, focusing on the treatment of spinal diseases. Equipped with advanced medical equipment and a professional medical team, it includes associate chief physicians and medical masters.
The scope of diagnosis and treatment covers common and complex spinal diseases such as cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, thoracic spinal canal stenosis, spinal fractures, and tumors. Featured therapies include traditional Chinese medicine therapies and modern minimally invasive techniques, including intervertebral foramen endoscopic minimally invasive surgery, UBE minimally invasive surgery。