What is gastrostomy surgery?

Gastrostomy is a surgical procedure suitable for patients with esophageal obstruction.

Gastrostomy is suitable for patients with esophageal obstruction to solve eating problems.

The treatment plan is implemented by instilling drugs through the gastric tube.

As gastrointestinal decompression after abdominal surgery.

It should not be performed on patients with severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency, severe intra-abdominal infection, patients whose laparotomy may spread the infection, and patients with advanced cancer who have a large amount of uncontrollable ascites.

Gastrostomy is a kind of palliative treatment measure for advanced esophageal cancer. It is often used for patients with advanced esophageal cancer that cannot be surgically removed or radiotherapy.

This operation is relatively simple. A small incision is made in the body of the stomach, a mushroom-shaped catheter is inserted, and it is tied and fixed. From now on, food and drink will enter the stomach through this catheter.

Of course, it has obvious disadvantages, such as being unable to eat from the mouth, so it is only a stopgap measure that temporarily relieves symptoms, but does not fundamentally solve the problem.

The method of gastrostomy is simple and safe. The patient will have less pain after surgery and can be fed semi-liquid or liquid food at regular intervals. The life of patients who are hopeless and cannot eat can be appropriately prolonged, but the quality of life cannot be improved.