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Program Details

Information about medical programs provided by each healthcare institution, including treatment details, schedules, and costs.

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Minimally Invasive Esophageal Cancer Surgery [Kansai Medical University Hospital]

Provision of Minimally Invasive Surgery using Endoscopic and Robotic Techniques

Provision of Highly Complex Surgical Procedures for Advanced Cancer

Our center performs approximately 100 esophageal cancer surgeries annually and serves as an opinion leader in the field, not only in robotic-assisted procedures using systems such as da Vinci and Hinotori, but also in a wide range of complex surgeries including tracheal resection and larynx-preserving procedures for advanced esophageal cancer. We also have surgeons who are capable of providing care in both English and Chinese.

Providing Medical Institution

Kansai Medical University Hospital

〒573-1191
2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata City
Google Map https://hp.kmu.ac.jp/
Specialty
Minimally invasive surgery: robot-assisted surgery (Nephrology and Urology, Gastrointestinal surgery, orthopedics), TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), MICS (minimally invasive cardiac surgery: endoscopic mitral valve replacement)
Cancer treatment: surgery, chemotherapy, Molecular targeted drug therapy (immune checkpoint inhibitors), radiation therapy, IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy), tissue-enhanced irradiation, cancer genomic medicine, photoimmunotherapy (unresectable locally advanced or . Locally recurrent head and neck cancer)
Treatment of intractable diseases: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and various other intractable diseases.
Treatment of orthopedic diseases: various spine surgeries, hip surgeries, knee surgeries
Eligibility Criteria/Exclusions for Treatment
Endoscopic and CT imaging studies, along with a record of prior treatments, are required. For surgery, it is desirable that the patient be able to stay in Japan for approximately one month.