Surgical treatment of esophageal cancer includes open surgery, minimally invasive surgery and robot-assisted surgery.
1. Open esophagectomy is the traditional surgical method for esophageal cancer, which usually makes an incision in the chest and upper abdomen to achieve the therapeutic goals of tumor resection and sweeping lymph nodes in the chest and abdominal cavity. However, it has been gradually eliminated from clinical practice due to greater trauma, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative complications.
2. Minimally invasive surgery, compared with traditional open surgery, minimally invasive surgery is less traumatic, has fewer pulmonary complications and shorter recovery time. Minimally invasive surgery has improved postoperative morbidity, blood transfusion rates and pulmonary complications compared to open surgery.
3. Robot-assisted surgery, robot-assisted esophagectomy has shown significant superiority since its application in the clinic.
These include robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cleft and robotic-assisted IvorLewis esophagectomy, all of which can greatly reduce patients’ median operative time and blood loss, and lower the probability of postoperative recurrence and complications.
The above three options are all surgical treatment options for esophageal cancer, and it is recommended that patients choose the best treatment option under the guidance of professional doctors and in conjunction with their own conditions.