A Case with Short Bowel Syndrome Successfully Treated with Shigyakuto-kagen / 日本東洋医学雑誌
Kampo Medicine
; : 641-645, 2008.
Artigo
em Japonês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-379635
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
We present a patient with short bowel syndrome (SBS), successfully treated with the Kampo medicine, shigyakuto-kagen. The patient was a 74 year old female complaining of severe diarrhea, abdominal distention, and abdominal pain. She was diagnosed as having tuberculous peritonitis when she 23 years of age. A partial resection of the small bowel and colon was performed for ileus, secondary to her tuberculous peritonitis, eventually causing her short bowel syndrome (SBS). Severe abdominal distention and pain had persisted even after the resection surgery. She consulted our clinic at 60 years of age in order to receive Kampo therapy. Bukuryoshigyakuto was prescribed, and her condition markedly improved. Zanthoxylum piperitum was added to bukuryoshigyakuto, and the regimen had the reactivity of daikenchuto. She regained her pre-operation body weight. It is significant that this case was followed for 14 years with therapy based on Kampo diagnosis, without remarkable complications, although patients with SBS often tend to have poor prognosis.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Diarreia
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Peritonite
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Síndrome do Intestino Curto
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Medicina Kampo
Idioma:
Japonês
Revista:
Kampo Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo