Patients with complications after esophageal cancer surgery need to pay attention to

There are many causes of esophageal cancer, which has a great impact on the patient's life and health. It is beneficial to understand the postoperative complications of esophageal cancer. So what are the postoperative complications of esophageal cancer? Let the experts introduce you to the postoperative complications of esophageal cancer so that everyone can understand.

1. Functional thoracic gastric emptying disorder: After esophagectomy, gastric motility disorders are often prone to occur, causing thoracic gastric emptying disorders and resulting in a large amount of gastric contents retention, which is also one of the complications after esophagectomy.

2. Reflux esophagitis: It is a complication after esophageal cancer surgery. The main manifestation is that acidic liquid or food refluxes from the gastroesophageal esophagus to the pharynx or mouth when lying down after a meal or sleeping in bed at night, accompanied by symptoms such as burning or pain behind the sternum and difficulty swallowing.

3. Respiratory tract infection after esophageal cancer surgery: manifested by symptoms such as cough, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing, it is one of the common complications after esophageal cancer surgery.

4. Severe diarrhea: Gastrointestinal dysfunction after esophagectomy leads to diarrhea. Currently, it is generally believed in clinic that it is related to vagus nerve severance and increased gastrin concentration.

After the above brief introduction, everyone has a better understanding of the complications after esophageal cancer surgery. I hope that everyone can pay more attention to the complications after esophageal cancer surgery in life. I wish that patients can choose the treatment method that suits them as soon as possible and recover soon.