What are the complications after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer?

Gastric cancer patients can survive for several months or two years after total gastrectomy, or they can survive for more than five years, which is related to clinical staging and postoperative treatment. Long-term complications mainly include dumping syndrome, which is divided into early dumping syndrome and late dumping syndrome, alkaline reflux gastritis, residual gastric cancer, and nutritional complications. In general, total gastrectomy is mainly performed when gastric cancer develops to the middle stage. At this time, the invasion of cancer is mostly limited to most of the stomach.

Treatment of choice for gastric cancer

After surgery, the Helicobacter pylori infection in the residual stomach should be removed as much as possible to reduce the risk of postoperative recurrence. At the same time, we also need to pay special attention to diet and life, try to be light and easy to digest, eat small meals frequently, and eat fish and eggs in moderation to enhance the body's immune function. Laparoscopic radical gastrectomy has the unique advantages of less trauma, clean lymph nodes, faster patient recovery, and less pain. It is currently widely used in clinical practice. Application. Once gastric cancer is diagnosed, surgical treatment is recommended in the early and middle stages, which is the first choice for removing cancerous gastric tissue.

What are the traditional Chinese medicines for treating gastric cancer?

Traditional Chinese medicine used in the treatment of gastric cancer includes Sijunzi Decoction, Siwu Decoction, Yiwei Decoction, Lizhong Decoction, Erchen Decoction, Gexia Zhuyu Decoction, Qingwei Xiexin Decoction, Chaihu Shugan Powder, etc. There are many traditional Chinese medicines that can treat gastric cancer, such as heat-clearing and detoxifying Hedyotis diffusa, Scutellaria barbata, Sarcandra scutellariae, Sophora flavescens, wild chrysanthemum, wild grape vine, etc. The above drugs have accurate efficacy and have a certain therapeutic effect on gastric cancer patients.