Esophageal Cancer Treatment

Esophageal cancer is a complicated medical problem that is treatable and curable.  Your treatment begins with understanding your diagnosis and the testing required to to obtain the information to stage your cancer and recommend treatment options. Click on the picture to begin learning more about the diagnosis, staging and treatment of esophageal cancer.

There are a number of different types of treatments used to treat esophageal cancer, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation and surgery.  In partnership with Saint Alphonsus Regional Cancer Center and staff, we use a multidisciplinary approach to every patient to ensure you are getting the best cancer care and the most state-of-the-art medical, radiation and surgical treatment. 

Dr. Reising was an early adopter of the Da Vinci robot for performing all esophageal cancer surgeries.  Robotic surgery is superior to traditional or laparoscopic surgery because it provides improves visualization and more precise movements.  This leads to less tissue trauma, blood loss and pain and results in shorter hospital, fewer complications and more complete surgical resections with higher lymph node harvests. Click the image to learn about the robotic surgical technique download your Guide to Esophageal Cancer Surgery.