The success of esophageal tumor surgery and whether the patient can achieve the expected effect of treatment depends on many factors and cannot be judged individually. For esophageal tumors found in early stage, as long as the surgery is done in a proper way and the patient has a positive attitude, long-term survival is not impossible. First of all, it depends on whether it is the best time for the patient to receive surgical treatment, whether the preoperative and postoperative care is proper, whether the patient is in a good state of mind, and whether the patient’s physical function is good or bad. The key to ensuring how long a patient can live after a successful surgery is whether or not there will be a recurrence. If there is no recurrence, the patient can survive for a long time; on the contrary, the patient may only have a few months or years of life left after recurrence. Simply speaking, the factors affecting the efficacy of esophageal tumor surgery are: 1. 2. Regional lymph node metastasis and whether it is completely cleared: it is an important factor affecting the efficacy of esophageal tumor. 3. Residual tumor at the cut edge or not: submucosal infiltration of esophageal tumor is one of the characteristics of metastasis, if the residual tumor at the cut edge is infiltrative tumor, there is no survivor for more than 5 years. 4. Pre-operative radiation therapy: For larger tumors, increasing pre-operative radiotherapy can improve resection rate, reduce intraoperative tumor spread and improve survival rate. Whether the life of esophageal tumor can be prolonged after surgery varies according to the overall effect of surgery and physical function. As long as the patient chooses the appropriate surgical method for active treatment, does proper nursing and reduces the occurrence of postoperative complications, the purpose of prolonging the survival can be achieved. Patients with esophageal tumor should maintain an optimistic attitude and actively cooperate with the treatment. With the continuous improvement of surgical treatment methods and the increasing application of new technical means in esophageal tumor treatment, the survival period after esophageal tumor surgery has been significantly higher than before. Patients need not worry about how long they can live after esophageal tumor surgery and affect their treatment mood, a successful surgery will definitely be based on the principle of maximizing the survival period of patients. In order to promote the patient’s early recovery or to receive other treatments as soon as possible, postoperative patients are in principle given nutritious diets high in protein, calories and vitamins, such as beef, lamb and lean pork, chicken, fish, shrimps, eggs, steak inside and soy products, and can be given more milk, lotus root powder and fresh fruit juice, as well as more fresh vegetables and fruits. Surgical operations frequently used for esophageal cancer 1.Radical resection; the lesion is relatively limited and the tumor and its draining lymph nodes can be removed to obtain complete resection of esophageal cancer; 2.Palliative resection: esophageal cancer is already in advanced stage, with tight adhesion to surrounding organs or extensive lymph node metastasis, although the tumor can be resected, the surrounding infiltrating and metastatic lymph nodes often cannot be completely removed; 3.Reductive surgery: the cancer cannot be resected. Although the cancer cannot be removed, esophagogastric diversion, esophagus-jejunum (or colon)-gastric anastomosis, esophageal lumen built-in tube or memory alloy stent are performed for the purpose of feeding, after which the patient can eat by mouth and can generally be maintained for six months to one year. For those with worse general condition, gastrostomy or jejunostomy can be considered, but the time to prolong the patient’s life is minimal. What should I pay attention to after esophageal cancer surgery? Surgery is suitable for early to mid-stage esophageal cancer patients to remove the lesion in order to eradicate the disease, of course, there are some notes after surgery that patients cannot ignore. What should be paid attention to after esophageal cancer surgery? Let’s see together. Bleeding after surgery is the main complication of esophageal cancer. After resection of esophageal cardia cancer, a small amount of bloody liquid can be seen in the case of gastric decompression tube, which will gradually become lighter after a few hours and turn to clear or bile-like liquid in no more than 24 hours. What should I pay attention to after esophageal cancer surgery? Surgery can completely solve the patient’s problem. After resection of esophageal cardia cancer, a small amount of bloody liquid can be seen in the case of gastric decompression tube suction at the beginning, which gradually becomes lighter after a few hours and turns clear or bile-like liquid in no more than 24 hours at most. If it continues to be bloody, it is indicative of active bleeding in the stomach. Early postoperative bleeding is the main complication in the first 3 days and is closely related to the surgical operation. Bleeding after the stomach contents turn normal and then bleeding after eating and drinking is called delayed bleeding. It is important to take good care to help the treatment to achieve the best results. The incidence of anastomotic fistula is related to the surgical approach and method. If the anastomotic fistula occurs in the chest, there may be symptoms such as increased body temperature, rapid heartbeat, chest pain and respiratory distress, and in severe cases, shock symptoms such as pallor, excessive sweating, weak pulse, irritability or apathy. In contrast, most cervical anastomotic fistulas are characterized only by low-grade fever, with gas, saliva or food residue spilling out of the neck wound. Most cervical anastomoses heal after incision and drainage. In the case of intrathoracic anastomotic fistula, closed chest drainage, reopening anastomosis, anastomotic fistula repair and external esophageal placement should be used according to the patient’s physical condition, the time of anastomotic fistula, and the original anastomosis method. At the same time, the patient should be given adequate nutrition and maintain water and electrolyte balance.