Sir, My uncle is suffering with cancer and he is unable to take food directly from mouth. So, recently he got operated and put hole on the left side of the stomach. We are thinking of put stunt in the neck so that he can swallow the food. But we don't know where to go to the hospital where this treatment is available. Can I get any suggestions as early as possible because his condition is serious. The surgery would be within a budget as we are very poor farmers.
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The surgery which your uncle has already undergone which is the one with hole in the stomach is good enough for feeding. I think you want the stenting because he must be wanting to take from mouth. Generally speaking I would discourage stenting if the hole in stomach is there. If you do still want it then the cost is roughly 25 to 30 thousand.
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If stent was feasible then why was not it done before doing the Feeding gastrostomy? If he is incurable and Gastrostomy has already been done and you are not affording for surgery, I would advise not to go for the stenting as it is a costly intervention. I am presuming it's an advanced inoperable or metastatic disease, hence a Gastrostomy was done. If it is a locally advanced disease then we recommend Neoadjuvant chemoradiation or neoadjuvant chemotherapy and then the patient can undergo surgery. Stenting is preferred to Gastrostomy, but is costly. If you want to share the reports and discuss further management, then you are welcome to contact me directly.
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