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A Case Study of Korean Medical Treatment for Indigestion and Abdominal Pain after Gastrectomy

위절제술 후 발생한 소화불량 및 복통에 대한 한방 치료 증례 보고

  • Han, Aram (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Jin (Dept. of Digestive Diseases, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Yun-jae (Dept. of Digestive Diseases, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Keum, Chang-Yul (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yoon, Chae-rim (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Su-hyun (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ha, Na-yeon (Dept. of Digestive Diseases, Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jinsung (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 한아람 (경희대학교 대학원 한의과대학 비계내과학교실) ;
  • 이현진 (경희대학교한방병원 위장소화내과) ;
  • 조윤재 (경희대학교한방병원 위장소화내과) ;
  • 금창열 (경희대학교 대학원 한의과대학 비계내과학교실) ;
  • 윤채림 (경희대학교 대학원 한의과대학 비계내과학교실) ;
  • 최수현 (경희대학교 대학원 한의과대학 비계내과학교실) ;
  • 하나연 (경희대학교한방병원 위장소화내과) ;
  • 김진성 (경희대학교 대학원 한의과대학 비계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2022.04.08
  • Accepted : 2022.05.13
  • Published : 2022.05.30
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Abstract

Objective: This case study reports the effects of treating a gastric cancer patient who had undergone gastrectomy with Korean medicine. Methods: After gastrectomy, a 77-year-old female patient received acupuncture, electroacupuncture, herbal medicine (Banhabaekchulchunma-tang, Banhahubak-tang), and moxibustion for one month. Results: After treatment, changes were observed in the patient's numeric rating scale (from 7 to 2); visual analog scale (from 8.7 to 2.6); Short Form-36 Health Survey scores (physical from 20 to 48 and mental from 14 to 53); Functional Dyspepsia-Related Quality of Life results (from 84 to 41); and Korean Nepean Dyspepsia Index (from 63 to 32). Conclusion: Korean medical treatment for dyspepsia following gastrectomy is worthy of further research.

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