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Esophageal cancer surgery: Bill’s story
Earnest pursuit of a second opinion after a cancer diagnosis is a great “patient-savvy” strategy for optimizing your treatment, recovery and survivorship options
After his esophageal cancer diagnosis in Virginia, William Strunk sought opinions from cancer centers in three states before choosing Roswell Park.
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Strunk chose Roswell Park in part because surgeon Moshim Kukar, MD, provided case outcome data and the center offered fully robotic esophagectomy.
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Roswell Park performs about 60 to 70 robotic esophagectomies annually, and the article reports complication rates below the national average.
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On June 11, Kukar’s team performed Strunk’s seven-hour operation robotically, removing about 5 inches of his lower esophagus and reconnecting his stomach.
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Strunk spent 6 days in the hospital, reported no major complications, and returned to Virginia with plans for scans every 6 months for 2 years.
