The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

The Society of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회)
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A Case Report of Oriental Medical Treatment for a Patient with Acute Paralytic Ileus

급성 마비성 장폐색 환자의 한방치험 증례보고

  • Song, Chang-Hun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Cho, Hyun-Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Kim, Jung-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Ha, Jang (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Baik, Tae-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Han (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Sangji University)
  • 송창훈 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 조현석 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김정철 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이재은 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 하장 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 백태현 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박정한 (상지대학교 한의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.12.30
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Abstract

Ileus is blockage of the intestine that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel. In western medical treatment, surgery is mandatory for severe cases such as strangulation ileus. However more generally, conservative management is used for treatment. Examples of conservative management are decompression with tube, fluid treatment, enema and fasting cure. Until now, many oriental medical studies have been conducted on chronic ileus, but almost none on acute ileus. The results for the case in this report suggest that oriental medical treatment such as acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine is effective in treating acute ileus. We think that further studies should be conducted on a combination therapy with other oriental medical treatment such as retention enema.

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