What happens if your stomach is removed due to cancer?

What happens if your stomach is removed due to cancer?

After surgery, you’ll still have a working digestive system although it will not function as well as it did before. If all or most of the stomach is removed, the gullet will be connected to the small intestine or the remaining section of the stomach.

Can cancer be removed from stomach?

Very early stage cancers can typically be treated by surgery, with either subtotal gastrectomy (removal of part of the stomach) or total gastrectomy (removal of the entire stomach). Nearby lymph nodes are removed as well. Some small stage 0 cancers can be treated by endoscopic resection.

How do they remove stomach cancer?

During an endoscope mucosal resection, doctors pass an endoscope—a thin, flexible tube with a tiny video camera on the end of it—through the mouth and into the stomach to view the cancer. Then they pass small surgical tools through the scope to remove the tumor. The procedure is performed using a sedative.

What are the chances of surviving stomach cancer?

5-year relative survival rates for stomach cancer

What is life like after a gastrectomy?

You’ll probably have to eat frequent small meals, rather than 3 large meals a day, for a fairly long time after having a gastrectomy. However, over time, your remaining stomach and small intestine will stretch and you’ll gradually be able to eat larger, less frequent meals.

How long are you in the hospital after stomach cancer surgery?

Spend five to eight days in the hospital after surgery. Lose weight for at least two months. Adjust to a new dietary “normal” over the next several months, as the digestive system heals.

What happens when stomach is surgically removed?

When part or all of the stomach is removed, the food that is swallowed quickly passes into the intestine, leading to problems with nausea, diarrhea, sweating and flushing after eating.

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