Gastrectomy

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What are the Possible Risks of the Procedure?

Gastrectomy

Your surgeon will do everything possible to minimize risks, but a gastrectomy , like all operations, has risks.

Bleeding Infection anaemia or osteoporosis, caused by a reduction in your ability to absorb vitamins. stricture Leaking from area thats been stitched Blockage of small intestine.

Risks of general anesthesia, such as blood clots and pneumonia Your risk of complications is influenced by your overall health.

What Conditions Does a Gastrectomy Treat?

A gastrectomy is often used to treat stomach cancer. Less commonly, it's used to treat: life-threatening obesity. oesophageal cancer. stomach ulcers non-cancerous tumours The goal of surgery for stomach cancer is to remove all of the cancer. For small stomach cancers, surgery might be the first treatment. Other treatments might be used first if the stomach cancer grows deeper into the stomach wall or spreads to the lymph nodes.

How is it Done?

Subtotal gastrectomy removes the part of your stomach that is affected. A total gastrectomy removes your entire stomach. Your provider will connect your esophagus to your small intestine so that you can still eat following total gastrectomy. This procedure can be performed laparoscopically or open which depends on your condition and is determined by your surgeon There are 4 main types of gastrectomy, depending on which part of your stomach needs to be removed: total gastrectomy – the whole stomach is removed partial gastrectomy – the lower part of the stomach is removed sleeve gastrectomy – the left side of the stomach is removed oesophagogastrectomy – the top part of the stomach and part of the oesophagus , the tube connecting your throat to your stomach, is removed.

Diagnosing Stomach Cancer Tests and procedures used to diagnose and detect stomach cancer include: Looking inside the stomach. To look for signs of cancer, your health care provider might use a tiny camera to see inside your stomach. This procedure is called upper endoscopy. A thin tube with a tiny camera on the end is passed down the throat and into the stomach.

Taking a sample of tissue for testing.

If something that looks like cancer is found in your stomach, it might be removed for testing. This is called a biopsy. It can be done during an upper endoscopy. Special tools are passed down the tube to get the tissue sample. The sample is sent to a lab for testing.