| Theme |
Kampo Medicine : New Trends in GI Therapoitics |
| Title |
Kampo Therapy in Gastrointestinal Surgery |
| Author |
Yoshihiro Moriwaki |
Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Urafune Hospital, Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine |
| Author |
Mitsugi Sugiyama |
Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Urafune Hospital, Department of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
In the field of gastrointestinal surgery, damage to various organs and their functions by the disease itself by the treatment for the disease is widely recognized. Kampo has been applied to chronic internal medical diseases and is also applicable to various postoperative chronic conditions related to operative procedures. We have applied Kampo to the improvement of general condition before and after surgery, as treatment for postoperative complaints and complications of anorrhexia, various nonspecific complaints, disorders due to adhesion, chronic diarrhea, cancerous ascites, reflux esophagitis, disorders of bone metabolism and post-gastrectomy anastomotic stenosis, as well as in combined treatment involving postoperative chemotherapy and as management of internal hemorrhoids. We have obtained a satisfactory results, as described herein. |