If one day there is a breakthrough in medicine that allows organs to be replaced, surgeons can cut them at will. Is this possible? Creating organs is equivalent to the Creator. It is so amazing. It is a bit too far to achieve this goal with the current scientific capabilities of mankind. It is better to think about how to continue to use drugs to kill tumor cells faster.
In the same way, if a large section of the esophagus is hollowed out by esophageal atresia, where can it be repaired for the child? The only option is to let the child continue to grow organs to make up for it. Note that this long organ, the esophagus, cannot grow back to such a long length. Doctors are hoping that nutrients will supply other organs to grow longer.
The long organs need nutrition, and the esophagus seals off the digestive tract without nourishment to the lower part.
The child cannot stop eating to supplement nutrition. This is because the structure of the digestive tract is missing. What needs to be done is not intravenous nutrition, but the reconstruction of the digestive tract as soon as possible. At this time, the doctor will choose to perform gastric or enterostomy surgery on the patient.
The same fistula, this time deliberately man-made as a form of medical treatment. A hole is made in the surface of the abdominal cavity and a tunnel (fistula) is dug to reach the patient's stomach or intestines. In this way, nutrients can be injected from the outside into the child's digestive tract for digestion and absorption.
The above ostomy surgery is a first-stage surgery, and the goal is to prepare for the second-stage surgery.
With adequate nutrition, the child's other organs will grow healthily to a certain age, usually when the child reaches about four, five or six years old. Through examination, the doctor determined that the child's other organs had grown stronger, which meant that the doctor could find materials to fill the feeding tube from the child's other organs.
The second-stage surgery is to do this: take parts from other organs of the child to replace the missing esophageal segment, so that the esophagus and stomach can be reconnected and the normal digestive tract system can be restored.
This surgery is similar to esophageal cancer surgery, in which a section of the stomach is cut to open the esophagus. Otherwise, cut a section from the intestine to make the esophagus. This type of surgery is called gastric or colonic esophageal surgery.
It sounds old and cruel. This child was born with treatment similar to that of a tumor patient.
When parents hear this, who would think that their child would have Type I?
Hu Hao raised the handkerchief given by the doctor to wipe his sweat. Fortunately, he did not succeed in cursing his son.
Which type is the best? To sum up, it must be V-type (H-type). Type H is the only type of esophageal atresia in which the child's entire esophagus has grown, but there is just a fistula connected to the trachea. It is easier for doctors to deal with type H. Since last year, the First Pediatric Surgery Department has been able to use thoracoscopy to solve H-type fistulas.
Compared with those surgeries that often involve large thoracotomy, this surgery can be regarded as a "small incision" and can be regarded as a relatively "minor" surgery in Seoul.
Therefore, the parent Hu Hao yelled that his son was in danger. In fact, compared to other children, his son is a lucky one.
You should know that children with congenital diseases like this often do not suffer from congenital malformations of a single organ. Many children are born with multiple organ malformations. All departments need to work together to perform major surgery on the child.
In the eyes of Shouer's surgeon, the child's current condition is considered to be relatively pediatric. As Dr. Wada said, he must line up to make way for other critically ill children. However, doctors will not say that if you don’t pay attention to it, a minor illness cannot turn into a serious illness. Explain clearly to the family members, let them feel at ease first, continue to do the work they should do, and avoid accidents.
