One operation used to treat esophageal cancer is esophagectomy. During esophagectomy, surgeon removes the portion of your esophagus that contains the tumor, along with a portion of the upper part of your stomach, and nearby lymph nodes. The remaining esophagus is reconnected to your stomach.
SURGICAL PROCEDURES
- ICU Stay: 1 day
- HOSPITAL Stay: 5-7 days
- TOTAL Stay in TURKEY (range in DAYS*; unless any other complications!): 16 – 20 Days
GENERAL INFO
Before Surgery
- Consultations – (Preop – *(Only Anesthesia and Chest Diseases are preoperatively included in the total charges!): Anesthesia and Chest Disease (if needed)*
- Blood Tests: Yes (Hemogram, Serology, Biochemistry, Blood type)
- Chest X-Ray: Yes
- Abdominal X-Ray: Yes
- PFT (Pulmonary Function Test): Yes – *(Not-included in the total charges!)
- V/Q Scan (Lung Ventilation / Perfusion Scan): Not routine! (If needed)* *(Not-included in the total charges!)
- Chest and/or Abdominal CT Scan – *(If the patient have the CT scans already done, then no need to take additional CT scans preop): Yes – Preop evaluation (* Not included in the total charges)!
- PET / CT Scan (Positron Emisson Tomography): Yes – Preop evaluation (* Not included in the total charges)!
- MRI (Chest, Abdomen and/or Brain) – *(If the patient have the MRI already done, then no need to take additional MRI preop): If needed! (*Not included in the total charges!)
- Bone Scan: Not routine – If needed!* – Preop evaluation (* Not included in the total charges)
- USG / Ultrasonography (Chest, Abdomen, and/or others): Not routine – If needed!* – Preop and/or Postop evaluation (* Not included in the total charges)
During Surgery
- General Anesthesia: Yes
- Local/Regional Anesthesia: No
- Local Anesthesia + Sedation: No
- Spinal / Epidural Anesthesia: Not routine, if needed! *(Not included in the total charges!)
- PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia; Epidural or IV route!: Not routine!; *If needed for Postop Analgesia! – *(Not included in the total charges!)
After Surgery
- HOSPITAL STAY after the ICU period, if ever: 5 – 7 Days
- STAY AT HOTEL after being discharged from Hospital: *’Wound Dressing’ Everyday till the Control Day!
- First CONTROL Day! – *Get the Stitches removed, If ever!: 8 – 10 Days
- Discharged to HOME – *Take your prescription – DO NOT FORGET!
- Patient generally could have “a safe flight to home” after the FIRST CONTROL!: 10th Day after being discharged to HOTEL!; *Take the Stitches out!; if ever.
- After – Surgery ( 3rd to 4th Weeks) – Needs CONSULTATIONS by “Medical AND Radiation Oncology Clinics”: 10th Day
- Late – CONTROLS (1st -3rd – 6th – 12th -24th months in concordance with “the Medical & Radiation Oncology Departments Followups“)!: Yes