Prevention and care of common postoperative complications of esophageal cancer are as follows: 1. Anastomotic fistula: most of the clinical symptoms of small fistula are relatively mild, and most of them can be cured as long as they recovered well in about 2-3 weeks after operation; only a very small part, about 1%-2% of patients will have large anastomotic fistula, which needs hospitalization. Anastomotic fistula prevention and care can not be dealt with at home, must be dealt with in the hospital by a professional, the fistula annex fluent drainage, combined with anti-infective treatment, to strengthen the nutrition, to increase the speed of recovery. 2, laryngeal nerve injury: mainly the laryngeal nerve in the surgery, or other radical treatment caused by the injury, this situation is more common, hoarse voice, choking and coughing, the laryngeal nerve injury. As long as you don’t smoke, don’t drink, and have a good regular routine, you will be able to recover and improve in about 3-6 months. Bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is difficult to recover. 3, other: including lung infections, celiac disease, gastric emptying obstruction, etc., the main thing is to strengthen the nutrition, absolutely no longer smoke, after eating a moderate amount of activity, to reduce the related side effects.