What are the methods of interventional therapy for esophageal cancer

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My great uncle said that he had esophageal cancer. At the beginning, it was very good. Later, because he had been eating disorderly, he would feel painful. Now he has been treating it. The method used is interventional therapy. There are several kinds of interventional therapy. Let's understand it together.

What are the methods of interventional therapy for esophageal cancer

Methods 1. Esophageal stent placement: (1) indications: for patients with esophageal stricture, esophageal obstruction and dysphagia, and postoperative anastomotic stricture, anastomotic leakage, and esophageal tracheal fistula; (2) treatment objective: to rapidly relieve the stricture or obstruction and restore the patient's eating function. When combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it can ensure that the esophagus of patients is continuously unobstructed during the treatment period, without interruption of eating, effectively improve the quality of life of patients, and win more treatment opportunities and survival time.

Method 2: selective arterial embolization: for esophageal cancer with bleeding, or liver metastasis, can quickly stop the blood, control the progress of liver metastasis.

Method 3: selective arterial infusion chemotherapy: it can improve the concentration of chemotherapy drugs in the focus area, which is mainly to enhance the lethality and improve the effect.

matters needing attention

After the emergence of esophageal cancer, there are high requirements for diet, to choose light, do not eat spicy food. Secondly, we must pay attention to our living habits, control our emotions and temper, and don't put too much pressure on ourselves.