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2 Μαΐ 2024 · If your esophageal cancer has narrowed your esophagus, a surgeon may use an endoscope and special tools to place a metal tube called a stent. The stent holds the esophagus open. Other options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, laser therapy and photodynamic therapy.
18 Ιουλ 2024 · In many cases, you can treat a trapezius muscle strain at home. But the following are signs that something more serious might be going on, so see a doctor soon if: Your muscles are very weak.
13 Απρ 2022 · If I need surgery, will my esophagus be removed entirely? Surgery might be recommended in combination with other treatment or alone. If the tumor is small, superficial and has not spread, your health care professional might remove it with an endoscope in a procedure called an endoscopic mucosal resection.
6 Νοε 2021 · Esophageal cancer is treatable but rarely curable, so early diagnosis and treatment are vital, Dr. Shanda Blackmon explains in this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast. Learn what causes esophageal cancer, who’s at risk, the signs of symptoms, and why it’s so important to get checked early if you’re concerned you might have Barret’s esophagus or ...
10 Νοε 2020 · MD Anderson has pioneered a number of organ-sparing therapies for esophageal cancer treatment. But in patients with early-stage esophageal cancer, we can now do endoscopic resections — or removal of the cancerous lesions through scope-based procedures — without ever performing surgery.
31 Μαρ 2022 · Dr. Blackmon says survival rates are improving, but many people don't realize they have esophageal cancer until it's in the advanced stages. In this "Mayo Clinic Q&A" podcast video, Dr. Blackmon discusses the risks, causes, symptoms and advances in treatments for esophageal cancer.
Surgery to remove some or most of the esophagus is called an esophagectomy. If the cancer has not yet spread far beyond the esophagus, removing the esophagus (and nearby lymph nodes) may cure the cancer. Unfortunately, most esophageal cancers are not found early enough for doctors to cure them with surgery.
