How does old dry cough return a responsibility after esophagus cancer operation

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Today, just at work, a family member of a patient came to my office and said that she had some questions to ask me. She told me that her husband had esophageal cancer and had just finished the operation, but he always had a dry cough after the operation. Now let's talk about a dry cough after the operation of esophageal cancer.

How does old dry cough return a responsibility after esophagus cancer operation

First, esophageal cancer is a primary malignant tumor in the esophagus, most of which are over 50 years old. The high incidence area is over 40 years old, most of which are squamous cell carcinoma, accounting for 90%. The main causes are excessive intake of nitrosamines and mycotoxins, dietary stimulation and chronic esophageal stimulation, nutritional reasons, genetic factors and human papillomavirus.

Second, according to the pathology, there are different types in the early stage and the middle and late stage. In the early stage, the symptoms were retrosternal discomfort, burning sensation, acupuncture like or traction like pain, choking feeling when eating. In the middle stage, the symptoms were progressive dysphagia, food reflux, dysphagia, hoarseness, emaciation and cachexia. Endoscopy and / or tissue examination are the first choice, and CT can determine the relationship with adjacent mediastinal organs.

Third: surgery is the main treatment, radiotherapy is the main treatment for the difficult upper segment and the unresectable middle and lower segment, and chemotherapy is used after operation. It can also be treated by endoscopic intervention. It can also be treated with traditional Chinese medicine, which can relieve the sequelae of chemotherapy, even reduce the mass, improve the quality of life of patients and prolong life. Patients should be light and fresh, easy to digest warm food, eat less pickled moldy food, improve drinking water, change bad habits.

matters needing attention

It's normal for patients with esophageal cancer to have a dry cough after surgery. However, if they have been coughing or have a very severe dry cough, they should contact the attending physician immediately at this time to see what causes the dry cough, so as to make the next decision.