What are the treatment options for esophageal fistula?

Esophageal fistula is considered a pathological change. According to expert research, esophageal fistula is a serious complication of cervical spine surgery. In addition, in the early stages of esophageal fistula, the symptoms are not very obvious, so it is not easy for us to know about it. It is usually not discovered until the condition of esophageal fistula worsens or the area of ​​esophageal fistula increases. What are the treatment options for diseases like esophageal fistula?

1. Western medicine treatment: It is advisable to perform surgical treatment at an early stage, and perform fistula repair, resection and (or) esophageal reconstruction according to the condition, and perform short-term gastrostomy to facilitate feeding and control aspiration pneumonia. The success rate of surgical treatment is high and the prognosis is good, but follow-up observation should be paid attention to after surgery. Some patients may still suffer from recurrent respiratory tract infections due to combined reasons such as reverse peristalsis after incomplete closure of the lower esophageal sphincter. It is advisable to sleep and feed with the head elevated. In recent years, the use of endoscopic electrocautery or Nd:yAG laser to repair tracheoesophageal fistula has achieved good results with few adverse reactions. This is also one of the preferred treatment options in our country, and the effect of treating esophageal fistula is relatively satisfactory. Therefore, people who are accustomed to this situation do not need to worry too much about the problem. Actively cooperating with the doctor's treatment is still very important. The success rate of surgical treatment is higher and the prognosis is better.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment: Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for this situation is generally not the first choice, because this situation cannot be completely cured. Generally, it can only be used to control the development of the disease. This situation is generally for people who can no longer undergo Western medicine treatment, and for people who cannot undergo surgical treatment. However, in specific situations, people in these situations still need to go to the hospital for treatment and examination before treatment measures can be determined. Therefore, no matter who you are, you need to pay attention to this situation so that you can have an idea of ​​it and choose the best treatment measures, which will be beneficial to your body's recovery.

For people with esophageal fistula, nasogastric feeding may be considered during treatment. This has a very big advantage, which is that it can prevent the food you eat from falling into other organs, so this is also very important. For people with esophageal fistula, there is a possibility of complete cure, and there are many treatment options available for patients to choose from, so don't worry too much.