Be honest — did Jagatakumarlal 'Jag' Patel use some miracle medicine or was it pure genius?

A rare golf ball-sized brain tumour removed through an unusual minimally invasive procedure, Indian-American Army surgeon Jagatkumar Patel's technique using his patient's nasal passage is nothing short of medical magic.

• Option 1: Pure genius: only he knew what to do
• Option 2: Some miracle medicine: how did we even find out