A Case of Radiation-Induced Enteritis Effectively Treated with Daikenchuto / 日本東洋医学雑誌
Kampo Medicine
;
: 173-177, 2018.
Artigo
em Japonês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-688531
ABSTRACT
Radiation-induced enteritis can cause acute or chronic radiation damage to bowel tissues producing a variety of symptoms which can have a significant impact on patients' quality of life. The herbal medicine, daikenchuto has been noted for its usefulness in preventing postoperative ileus or abdominal dysfunction. Here, we present a case of radiation-induced enteritis ; a 59-year-old woman who underwent radical hysterectomy and subsequent chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer. Daikenchuto (TJ-100, Tsumura, Japan, 15 g/day) was administered to the patient in hopes of controlling abdominal dysfunction, pain, and fullness that was considered as a series of symptoms of radiation-induced enteritis. This case was successfully treated with daikenchuto in an attempt to control and prevent these gastrointestinal symptoms associated with radiation-induced enteritis. An increase in bloodstream with daikenchuto to the intestinal tract in which a microcirculatory insufficiency was developed by radiation exposure, may contribute to the improvement of these abdominal symptoms of this disease.
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WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
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Japonês
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Kampo Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2018
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