Is minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer expensive?

Is minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer expensive? Generally speaking, the cost of esophageal cancer surgery varies in different regions and hospitals. In particular, the specific surgical methods are different, and the surgical costs are also different. The following are the costs of several common surgical treatments for esophageal cancer:

1. Endoscopic mucosal resection for esophageal cancer: This surgical method is suitable for early esophageal cancer clinical TNM stage 0, TisN0M0 or stage I T1N0M0. The surgical process is relatively simple, causes less damage to the patient, is conducive to recovery, and is relatively inexpensive. However, it has not yet been widely used in clinical practice.

2. Blunt dissection or inversion of the esophagus + esophagogastric cervical anastomosis for the treatment of esophageal cancer: This surgical method is suitable for early esophageal cancer, clinical TNM staging: stage 0 TisN0M0 or stage I T1N0M0 or stage II T2N0M0, with good efficacy, but it is not suitable for patients with poor physical tolerance, and the cost of this surgery is also relatively low.

3. Radical esophagectomy and esophageal reconstruction for the treatment of esophageal cancer: This surgical method can remove the tumor and surrounding lymph nodes, and the effect is relatively thorough, but the patient's tolerance must be considered, and the cost of surgery is relatively high.

4. Thoracoscopic radical esophagectomy and esophageal reconstruction for the treatment of esophageal cancer: This surgical method has only been developed in recent years. It causes relatively little damage to the body and relatively fast recovery, but because it is a new method, the cost is relatively high.