Message from the Head of the Department
A variety of diseases can develop in the esophagus, from benign diseases such as hiatal hernia to malignant diseases such as esophageal cancer. The patients of esophageal diseases are relatively elderly and suffer from other diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and the incidence is expected to increase in the future as Japan becomes an aging society. Diagnosis and treatment of esophageal diseases rely on interdisciplinary team-based medical care. At our center, excellent staff, who have experience in treating many esophageal diseases, dedicated to providing the best possible treatment with sincerity and enthusiasm.
Head of the Department
Toshiyoshi Fujiwara
Features and Description of Medical Care
Esophageal disease requires specialized and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, it is very important that various fields specialists and medical departments are deeply involved in the medical treatment, and that they deal with esophageal diseases as ONE TEAM medical treatment.
The Center was established in August 2020 to provide specialists related to esophageal diseases in cooperation with each other to provide advanced medical care and to support patients from various perspectives.
From malignant diseases such as esophageal cancer to benign diseases such as hiatal hernia and esophageal achalasia, gastroenterology, radiology and gastrointestinal surgery work together to provide advanced medical care to patients with all medical conditions.
We will cooperate with you to provide medical treatment, for surgery, with specialists such as anesthesia and resuscitation department, plastic surgery, head and neck cancer center, and perioperative management center (PERiO) that supports perioperative period, and for multidisciplinary treatment for malignant tumors, with tumor center and palliative support medical department for malignant tumor treatment.
