SpecialtiesEsophageal surgery
Our team, through a variety of surgical therapies, treats benign esophageal diseases and esophageal cancer. Benign diseases of the esophagus that may require surgical treatment include achalasia, paraesophageal hernia, esophageal diverticulum, esophageal perforation and benign esophageal tumors such as leiomyoma.
Patients with a non-functioning esophagus or esophageal cancer may require removal of their esophagus, also called Esophagectomy, and reestablishment of their intestinal continuity so the patient can again swallow food comfortably. Our surgeons decide the type of esophagectomy based on the disease process of the individual patient.
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David T. Cooke, thoracic surgeon