Takashi Takeda1, Shouji Kamiura, Tadashi Kimura. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. take@gyne.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Radiation-induced enteritis is a serious clinical problem for which there is currently no recommended standard management. Daikenchuto (DKT) is a Japanese herbal medicine that has been used to treat adhesive bowel obstruction in Japan. This report describes a patient with radiation-induced enteritis whose clinical symptoms were much improved by treatment with DKT. METHOD: The patient was administered DKT, a traditional Japanese herbal formula, orally (2.5 g 3 times daily). Abdominal distention was evaluated objectively with computed tomography. RESULTS: Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with radiation-induced enteritis were controlled successfully with DKT treatment. CONCLUSIONS: DKT treatment may be useful for the management of radiation-induced enteritis.
BACKGROUND: Radiation-induced enteritis is a serious clinical problem for which there is currently no recommended standard management. Daikenchuto (DKT) is a Japanese herbal medicine that has been used to treat adhesive bowel obstruction in Japan. This report describes a patient with radiation-induced enteritis whose clinical symptoms were much improved by treatment with DKT. METHOD: The patient was administered DKT, a traditional Japanese herbal formula, orally (2.5 g 3 times daily). Abdominal distention was evaluated objectively with computed tomography. RESULTS: Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with radiation-induced enteritis were controlled successfully with DKT treatment. CONCLUSIONS: DKT treatment may be useful for the management of radiation-induced enteritis.
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