He paused, added the scans from two weeks ago, and placed them side by side, highlighting the contrast. "But this is different; this is an infectious aneurysm. Bacteria attach to the blood vessel walls, causing localized inflammation. The blood vessel wall is damaged by the inflammation, which is why it bulges out. It's not like inflating a balloon; it's more like it's rotted out."
Zhaxi stared at the two scans, slowly forming a picture in his mind.
Yang Ping continued, "You use antibiotics to kill the bacteria, the inflammation subsides, the blood vessel wall repairs itself, and the aneurysm naturally disappears. It's like when you cut your hand; if it doesn't get infected, it heals on its own."
Zhaxi was stunned; he never thought an aneurysm could "heal" like this.
