Treating Esophageal Cancer

Advances in early diagnosis and treatment options help to ensure more positive outcomes for patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

 

At Mercy, specially trained physicians use advanced surgical techniques to treat cancer and other diseases of the lung and esophagus, including:

 

BARRX  |  A treatment for Barrett's esophagus - a condition which has the potential to lead to esophageal cancer.

 

Esophagectomy  |  An esophagectomy is a surgical procedure in which the esophagus is removed, then a healthy section of the stomach is reconstructed into a tube shape and brought up through the chest and attached to the proximal esophagus to form a new esophagus.

 

Nissen Fundoplication  |  This is a surgical treatment used for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

 

Spyglass Direct Visualization System  |  A revolutionary new technology using a miniature fiber optic probe to provide physicians with a direct view of the patient's pancrease and bile ducts to help diagnose and treat conditions such as obstructions and stones without open surgery.