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We have limited evidence as to the clinical indications for Kampo medicines, especially as they relate to gastrointestinal function. Thus, we investigated the efficacy of the Kampo medicine hangekobokuto (HKT) on patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), with special reference to its clinical indications for gastrointestinal function, including gastric emptying and bowel gas volume.Gastric emptying rate (GER) in FD patients was significantly facilitated by HKT. HKT also improved the gastrointestinal symptoms of the patients. Among these, patients who had inchuusharen, or a symptom of globus sensation, and a representative indication for HKT, showed significant improvement of both their GER and gastrointestinal symptoms compared with patients who did not have inchuusharen. As for bowel gas, the bowel gas volume calculated from a plain abdominal radiogram (gas volume score, GVS) in FD patients decreased significantly, after administration of HKT. Patients who had fukuman, or a feeling that one's stomach is full or bloated, and another representative indication for HKT, showed significant decrease of their GVS to normal levels, compared with patients who did not present with fukuman.These results suggest that the presence of clinical indications, such as inchuusharen or fukuman, are strongly related to HKT efficacy in patients with FD, and that these are useful, scientifically validated markers for the efficient use of HKT.
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GasesABSTRACT
Os objetivos deste trabalho foram demonstrar os padrões aéreos normais e patológicos do tubo digestivo em radiografias simples de abdome do recém-nascido, com ênfase no diagnóstico diferencial, sendo apresentados, em alguns casos, exames radiológicos contrastados.
In order to evaluate normal and pathologic bowel gas patterns in the newborn, we have retrospectively analyzed abdominal plain films, and emphasized the differential diagnosis. In some cases, we selected contrast gastrointestinal studies to illustrate the differential diagnosis.
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Anus, Imperforate , Biliary Atresia , Hernia, Diaphragmatic/congenital , Hernia, Diaphragmatic , Gastrointestinal Tract/anatomy & histology , Gastrointestinal Tract/pathology , Gastrointestinal Tract , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
Objective To study the relationship between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the quantity of bowel gas using plain abdominal radiographs. Methods Plain abdominal radiograph were digitized and transmitted to a computer in 48 IBS patients and 25 normal controls. The quantity of bowel gas, determined as the pixel value on images and standardized by physique, was defined as the gas volume score (GVS). The ?2s of GVS in the control group was used as the normal score. The relationship between GVS and subtype of IBS was analyzed. Results The mean GVS of normal control was 0.055?0.012, and coefficient of variation was 21.8%, and all subjects were in normal score. The mean GVS was 0.076?0.027 for the constipation type IBS, significantly higher than that for control ( t =3.599, P 0.05) and the control in the mean GVS. However, the coefficient of variation in the diarrhea type IBS was as high as 66.7%, and low score was seen in 42.9% of patients and high score in 14.3%.Conclusions There is a significant subtype related change of bowel gas volume in IBS patients. The bowel gas is increased in the constipation type, and decreased markedly in the diarrhea type.