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What is the prognosis for patients of esophagectomy and esophagogastrectomy?
Because 75% of all esophagectomy patients and 100% of all esophagogastrectomy patients will have metastatic disease, morbidity and mortality rates for these procedures are high.
What is the goal of esophagogastrectomy?
to relieve difficult or painful swallowing (dysphagia) in patients with advanced esophageal cancer, and to prevent or slow the spread of metastases to more distant organs such as the liver or the brain.
What procedure is involved in an esophagogastrectomy?
The cancerous portion of the esophagus will then be cut and removed along with nearby lymph nodes. Finally, a portion of the stomach will be pulled upward and connected to the remaining portion of the esophagus
What is the procedure for Esophagogastrectomy?
An esophagastrectomy is the surgical removal of the majority or entire esophagus along with a portion of the stomach. For most procedures, the stomach is transplanted into the neck and takes the place of the esophagus. The operation takes several hours and there is a high probability of a lung collapse so a trained upper-gastrointestinal doctor is the best choice for this operation.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal or all or part of the stomach and esophagus?
Partial or total gastrectomyGastrectomySurgical removal of all or part of the stomach is called a gastrectomy, but often when you want to indicate that only a part of the stomach was removed you would use hemigastrectomy.GastrectomyGastrectomygastrectomy
What surgical treatment exists for patients with esophageal cancer?
Usually, no. However, that being said, there are surgical procedures which have been able to resect the entirely of the affected area involved, and occasionally radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy have effected long-lasting remissions. It really depends on the stage and grade of the cancer (and how large an area of the esophagus is involved). Consult your oncologist in your particular case. It is important, also, to have this condition diagnosed properly, and treated as early as possible.
