• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.1115-1122
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• 2008

Chronic renal failure (CRF) is defined as a permanent reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) sufficient to produce detectable alterations in well-being and organ function. This usually occurs at GFR below 25 ml/min. In this report, is a 75-year-old woman who had back pain and diarrhea as chief complaints. She was diagnosed with CRF on March. 2008. is a 62-year-old man who had whole body weakness, anorexia and dyspepsia as chief complaints. He was diagnosed with CRF on 2008. We used herbal enteroclysis solution. which consists of Radix et Rhizoma Rhei. Concha Ostreae and Radix Glycyrrhizae or Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae. Herbal enteroclysis was done for 15 min once a day. Enteroclysis solution was controlled at 37-39 $^{\circ}C$ and inserted 15-20cm depth for intubation. We found the patient's BUN, creatinine and GFR were improved through enteroclysis. In both and , the patient's BUN and creatinine decreased, and GFR increased favorably. This result suggests that herbal enteroclysis used for CRF is effective in clinical therapy.

• The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
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• v.72 no.6
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• pp.277-280
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• 2018

Although small bowel the mainly occupies the most part of the gastrointestinal tract, small intestine tumors are rare, insidious in clinical presentation, and frequently represent a diagnostic and management challenge. Small bowel tumors are generally classified as epithelial, mesenchymal, lymphoproliferative, or metastatic. Familial adenomatous polyposis and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome are the most common inherited intestinal polyposis syndromes. Until the advent of capsule endoscopy (CE) and device-assisted enteroscopy (DAE) coupled with the advances in radiology, physicians had limited diagnostic examination for small bowel examination. CE and new radiologic imaging techniques have made it easier to detect small bowel tumors. DAE allows more diagnosis and deeper reach in small intestine. CT enteroclysis/CT enterography (CTE) provides information about adjacent organs as well as pictures of the intestinal lumen side. Compared to CTE, Magnetic resonance enteroclysis/enterography provides the advantage of soft tissue contrast and multiplane imaging without radiation exposure. Treatment and prognosis are tailored to each histological subtype of tumors.