Precautions for postoperative esophageal cancer

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As a result of suffering from esophageal cancer, gastric function after esophageal cancer surgery is even worse, slowly losing weight, digestion is also slow, so the gastric function after esophageal cancer surgery is not good, losing weight, digestion is slow, today let me share with you the matters needing attention after esophageal cancer surgery.

Precautions for postoperative esophageal cancer

First, early postoperative patients need to eat high calorie, digestible liquid food or soft food, eat less and more meals, 4-6 meals a day is appropriate, do not lie down immediately after meals, so as to avoid food flowing back into the trachea and coughing.

Second: after 2 months or so, eating is not smooth, mostly due to small anastomotic, scar contraction, resulting in anastomotic stenosis.

If the tumor is confirmed by endoscopy or endoscopy, it should be confirmed by endoscopy. If the patient's physical condition can tolerate the operation after tumor recurrence, the operation can be considered again. If the patient has no condition for operation, radiotherapy or jejunostomy can be used to maintain nutrition.

matters needing attention

Patients with esophageal cancer should be treated immediately after operation. Even if there is no obvious discomfort, early postoperative follow-up should be regular, 1-3 months is appropriate, after several times of follow-up, there is no obvious abnormality, can appropriately extend the follow-up time. In addition to physical examination, blood routine examination, chest X-ray examination, abdominal "B" ultrasound, upper gastrointestinal radiography and fiberoptic endoscopy should be performed during follow-up. In case of abnormality, corresponding treatment measures should be taken actively.