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Esofagectomía abierta - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Esofagectomía transhiatal; Esofagectomía transtorácica; Esofagectomía en bloque; Extirpación abierta del esófago; Operación de Ivor-Lewis

Riesgos:

La esofagectomía es una cirugía mayor y tiene muchos posibles riesgos, algunos de los cuales son serios. Usted debe analizar estos riesgos con el cirujano.

Los riesgos de esta cirugía, o de problemas después de la operación, pueden ser mayores de lo normal si usted:

  • No puede caminar ni siquiera distancias cortas, lo cual aumenta el riesgo de coágulos de sangre, problemas pulmonares y úlceras de decúbito.
  • Todavía está creciendo.
  • Es mayor de 60 a 65 años.
  • Es un fumador empedernido.
  • Es obeso.
  • Ha perdido mucho peso a raíz del cáncer.
  • Está con corticoesteroides.

Los riesgos para cualquier anestesia son:

Los riesgos para cualquier cirugía son:

Los riesgos para esta cirugía son:

  • Reflujo de ácido.
  • Lesión al estómago, los intestinos, los pulmones u otros órganos durante la cirugía.
  • Escape de los contenidos del esófago o el estómago donde el cirujano los unió.
  • Estrechamiento de la conexión entre el estómago y el esófago.
  • Reviewed last on: 1/26/2011
  • Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD, Specializing in General Surgery, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Midland, TX. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Maish M. Esophagus. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 41.

National Cancer Institute. Esophageal Cancer Treatment PDQ. Updated 01/24/2011.

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