What should be noted after esophagectomy

Foster confidence in the spirit of factors to a large extent influence the immune system, some scholars believe that the occurrence of the disease is between spirit and body imbalance results. Have the confidence to overcome cancer and tenacious life, the brain will have hope and look forward to a good "over-excited stoves" this good "excited stoves" brain through the limbic system. Can enhance immunization activities, inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Reasonable consumption of dietary cancer patients after larger, due to loss of appetite, there are insufficient nutrition intake At the same time, surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy in patients with the body of the Constitution makes the fight against deteriorating. Reasonable dietary principles are:
1. High-protein, protein-rich food: such as lean meat, eggs, beans, milk and add all the necessary amino acids, amino acids the body to maintain balance can inhibit cancer development.
2. Heat: esophageal cancer patients because of poor appetite, difficulty eating, eat easy digestion and absorption of fat, sweets, such as honey, sugar and vegetable oil, butter, etc..
3. Vitamin: rich in vitamins A, C, E, K, folic acid food such as fresh vegetables, fruits, liver and other animals.
4. Rich in trace elements: such as mushrooms, kelp, seaweed, egg yolks, pumpkin, cabbage, liver and kidney animals, ginseng, Chinese wolfberry, yam, Ganoderma lucidum, they contain selenium, molybdenum and other minerals have anti-cancer effects.
Esophageal cancer after surgery, there will be chest, stomach discomfort many, if flustered, chest tightness, and so on, so should not eat too much of each should Shaoliangchecan. Eating because anastomosis patients prone to reflux symptoms, so slightly after eating the best activities for a 30-minute after bed rest, so that part of the stomach food row to reduce regurgitation.
Timely, periodic review of the first review in general after about three months, the aim is to understand the patient's postoperative recovery and whether complications arise, such as anastomotic stenosis, postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction, malnutrition, and a transfer . Therefore necessary to conduct some inspections, such as the superficial lymph node metastasis, blood, contrast study of the esophagus, so that once that issue timely treatment. In the second review after one year * right, in the majority of patients after one year late metastasis or recurrence, and often manifested in the town of lymph node metastasis, mediastinal shift trachea, and violations of the recurrent laryngeal nerve compression, voice and developed respiratory symptoms hoarse, bloody sputum. Reexamination should know whether the recurrence of anastomotic stenosis, pulmonary metastasis there, abdominal B-excluding liver metastasis. , As well as other symptoms of possible transfer of the corresponding parts of the screening test.
Continue after treatment of esophageal cancer after pathological examination showed residual stump with esophageal cancer resection in 10% of the known lymph node metastasis, should plan to carry out comprehensive treatment. Generally 20-30 days after delivery at a treatment, 2 years 3-5 courses of chemotherapy. Song surgery can cut the net primary tumors or tumor tissues and organs near the violations have not completely resection, residual organizations in the Department for marking metal, 3-6 weeks after radiotherapy.