Complications of chemotherapy for esophageal cancer

What are the complications after surgery for esophageal cancer? Surgery is a common method of treating esophageal cancer, especially for patients with early-stage esophageal cancer. However, surgical treatment can easily cause trauma to the patient's body during the treatment process, so it is very easy to cause other injuries to the patient after surgery, and the chance of recurrence of esophageal cancer after surgery is also relatively high. So, what are the complications of chemotherapy for esophageal cancer?

Reflux esophagitis is a complication after esophageal cancer surgery. It is mainly manifested by acidic liquid or food refluxing from the stomach and esophagus to the pharynx or mouth when the body bends forward after each meal or when sleeping in bed at night, accompanied by symptoms such as burning or pain behind the sternum and difficulty swallowing. In this case, certain treatment measures can be taken to alleviate it.
Functional gastric emptying disorder: some patients with esophageal cancer also need to have their stomach wall or even part of the stomach removed during resection. The esophagus and stomach are connected, which can affect each other functionally. After esophageal cancer resection, gastric motility disorders often occur, causing chest and stomach emptying disorders and resulting in a large amount of gastric content retention. Depending on the specific situation, treatments such as inverted gastric tube drainage, gastrointestinal decompression, jejunostomy or gastric juice reinfusion can be given.