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What are the Possible Risks of the Procedure?
Yoursurgeonwilldoeverything possibletominimizerisks,buta gastrectomy,likealloperations, hasrisks.
Bleeding Infection anaemiaorosteoporosis, causedbyareductioninyour abilitytoabsorbvitamins. stricture
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Leakingfromareathatsbeen stitched Blockageofsmallintestine. Risksofgeneralanesthesia, suchasbloodclotsand pneumonia
Yourriskofcomplicationsis influencedbyyouroverallhealth.
What Conditions Does a Gastrectomy Treat?
Agastrectomyisoftenusedtotreat stomachcancer.Lesscommonly,itsused totreat:
life-threateningobesity. oesophagealcancer.
stomachulcers
non-canceroustumours
Thegoalofsurgeryforstomachcanceris toremoveallofthecancer.Forsmall stomachcancers,surgerymightbethefirst treatment.Othertreatmentsmightbeused firstifthestomachcancergrowsdeeper intothestomachwallorspreadstothe lymphnodes.
How is it Done?
Subtotalgastrectomyremovesthepart ofyourstomachthatisaffected.Atotal gastrectomyremovesyourentire stomach.Yourproviderwillconnectyour esophagustoyoursmallintestineso thatyoucanstilleatfollowingtotal gastrectomy.Thisprocedurecanbe performedlaparoscopicallyoropen whichdependsonyourconditionandis determinedbyyoursurgeon
Thereare4maintypesofgastrectomy, dependingonwhichpartofyour stomachneedstoberemoved:
totalgastrectomy–thewhole stomachisremoved partialgastrectomy–thelowerpart ofthestomachisremoved sleevegastrectomy–theleftsideof thestomachisremoved oesophagogastrectomy–thetop partofthestomachandpartofthe oesophagus,thetubeconnecting yourthroattoyourstomach,is removed.
Diagnosing Stomach Cancer
Testsandproceduresusedtodiagnose anddetectstomachcancerinclude:
Lookinginsidethestomach.Tolook forsignsofcancer,yourhealthcare providermightuseatinycamerato seeinsideyourstomach.This procedureiscalledupper endoscopy.Athintubewithatiny cameraontheendispasseddown thethroatandintothestomach. Takingasampleoftissuefortesting. Ifsomethingthatlookslikecanceris foundinyourstomach,itmightbe removedfortesting.Thisiscalleda biopsy.Itcanbedoneduringan upperendoscopy.Specialtoolsare passeddownthetubetogetthe tissuesample.Thesampleissentto alabfortesting.