Nine Clinical Case Studies using Juzen-taiho-to for the Closure of Fistulae in Children / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

Post-inflammatory or post-operative fistula formation is a troublesome complication. As these fistulae are not amenable to closure, surgical excision is usually indicated afterwards. In order to close these fistulae, Juzen-taiho-to was administered to nine children. The location of these fistulae were cervical region in 1 patient, abdominal wall in 4 patients and external genitalia (perineum) in 4 patients. The fistulae located in the cervical and abdominal regions closed within three weeks of administration, and those located in the external genitalia within six months, including anal fistula. These results suggest the applicability of Juzen-taiho-to for fistula closure.