“You are recovering very well, and you will be discharged in two days!” At 8:00 a.m. on April 12, the thoracic surgeon of Ningjin County People’s Hospital told Mr. Li, a 69-year-old patient, during his rounds. Mr. Li happily expressed his gratitude: “Thanks to the doctor and the hospital for helping me solve a big problem.”
At the end of March, Mr. Difficulty swallowing for a month” went to the Thoracic Surgery Department of Ningjin County People’s Hospital and was diagnosed with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after gastroscopy. Due to the large size of the tumor compressing the esophagus, if it is not treated as soon as possible, it will affect eating and life, and even endanger life. With the consent of Mr. Li and his family, Director Yao Heliang and his team decided to perform thoracoscopic laparoscopy combined with radical resection of esophageal cancer.
The operation of combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic radical resection of esophageal cancer is extremely difficult, because the operation is located in three parts of the neck, chest, and abdomen, and requires a combination of thoracoscopy and laparoscopy. Therefore, the operator must be skilled. Thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, and neck surgery skills are required to successfully remove the tumor and dissect the surrounding lymph nodes. During the operation, with the cooperation of the Department of Anesthesiology, Director Yao Heliang and his team first removed the esophageal tumor for the patient, then “cleaned” the possible metastatic lymph nodes around the lesion, and finally cut part of the stomach to make an esophagus-like “tube stomach”. It is anastomosed with the remaining esophagus to re-establish the digestive tract. The operation took 4 hours and was successfully completed.
The blood loss during the operation was less than 30ml. Mr. Li had no obvious incision pain after the operation, and the expectoration was smooth and strong. He got out of bed the next day after the operation and is recovering well. Thoracic laparoscopy combined with radical esophagectomy fully conforms to the concepts of “rapid recovery” and “minimally invasive surgery”. Compared with traditional radical esophagectomy, it has less trauma, less pain, faster recovery, minimizes cardiopulmonary complications, and shortens hospitalization. time.
Ningjin County People’s Hospital is a comprehensive second-class hospital featuring tumor treatment. The hospital is equipped with surgical resection and radiochemotherapy of tumors Multi-professional and multi-disciplinary comprehensive treatment methods such as postoperative radiotherapy. With the help of the high-quality development platform and opportunities of the hospital, the Department of Thoracic Surgery has been at the forefront of the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic tumors. It not only has advanced diagnosis and treatment thinking and models, but also has a professional surgical team and postoperative care team. The difficult thoracic and laparoscopy combined with radical resection of esophageal cancer carried out by Director Yao Heliang’s team brings good news to more Ningjin patients. Patients do not need to go to Beijing or Tianjin for medical treatment, and they can get the best treatment opportunities at home.
Yao Heliang, director of thoracic, breast and vascular surgery, deputy chief physician, deputy director of breast and thoracic surgery of Dezhou Medical Association, can Proficiency in breast, thyroid and thoracic surgery, surgical treatment and comprehensive treatment of various malignant tumors in general surgery, treatment of acute and critical illnesses in thoracic and general surgery and surgical treatment of common diseases in general surgery. Contact number: 13583423526.
(Du Qiule, Liu Yue, Li Zhenlong)