What to do if you have symptoms of anastomotic leakage after gastric cancer surgery?

The occurrence of pancreatic fistula is mainly caused by surgical injury, abdominal trauma and other factors. It can be caused by improper gastric cancer surgery or the patient's own pancreatic tissue problems. You can immediately prohibit eating, decompress the gastrointestinal tract, supplement parenteral nutrition according to the doctor's advice, use anti-infection drugs for infected people, and perform surgery if necessary. Anastomotic fistula after gastric cancer surgery should be treated according to the severity. If the anastomotic fistula is small and clinically asymptomatic, don't worry, it can heal and recover on its own.

How long can you live if gastric cancer spreads after surgery?

When gastric cancer metastasizes to the clavicular lymph nodes and other parts of the body, cancer cells may also metastasize to other organs, such as the liver, leading to multiple organ failure. The patient's body is in a state of severe exhaustion and can only be given support and symptomatic treatment to prolong their survival time as much as possible. Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor of the digestive system. Patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in the early stage should undergo surgical resection, but gastric cancer recurs and spreads after surgery, and the patient's general survival period is about 6 months. The above treatment will significantly prolong the patient's survival, improve the patient's quality of life, and reduce the patient's discomfort symptoms.

Differential diagnosis of gastric cancer and gastric ulcer

The differential diagnosis between gastric cancer and gastric ulcer is mainly based on clinical symptoms and related auxiliary examinations. The differential diagnosis between gastric ulcer and gastric cancer can be made according to the following aspects. Gastric ulcer usually occurs in adolescents, and gastric cancer patients usually occur in middle-aged and older people.