The herbal medicine daikenchuto ameliorates an impaired anorectal motor activity in postoperative pediatric patients with an anorectal malformation - A pilot study

International Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-355

  Takagi, Akiko ^a   Yagi, Minoru ^a   Tanaka, Yoshiaki ^a   Asagiri, Kimio ^a   Asakawa, Takahiro ^a   Tanaka, Hiroaki ^a   Ishii, Shinji ^a   Egami, Hideaki ^a   Akaiwa, Masao ^b   Tsuru, Tomomitsu ^b  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Anorectal motor activity; Constipation; Daikenchuto; Fecoflowmetry; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

DAI KENCHU TO; DAI-KENCHU-TO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANUS, IMPERFORATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955017165     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Hassink EA, Rieu PN, Severijnen RS, vd Staak FH, Festen C. Are adults content or continent after repair for high anal atresia? A long-term follow-up study in patients 18 years of age and older. Ann Surg 1993;218(2):196-200 (Pubitemid 23229147)
2. Rintala RJ, Lindahl HG, Rasanen M. Do children with repaired low anorectal malformations have normal bowel function? J Pediatr Surg 1997;32(6):823-826 (Pubitemid 27264037)
3. Yagi M, Iwafuchi M, Uchiyama M, Iinuma Y, Kanada S, Ohtaki M et al. Postoperative fecoflowmetric analysis in patients with anorectal malformation. Surg Today 2001;31(4):300-307 (Pubitemid 32260939)
4. Yagi M, Kubota M, Kanada S, Kinoshita Y, Okuyama N, Yamazaki S et al. Fecoflowmetric profiles in post-operative patients with Hirschsprung's disease. J Pediatr Surg 2005;40(3):551-554 (Pubitemid 40417420)
5. Kobayashi Y, Yagi M, Iiai T, Tani T, Maruyama S, Hatakeyama K. Comparison of a colonic J-pouch and transverse coloplasty pouch in patients with rectal cancer after an ultralow anterior resection using fecoflowmetric profiles. Int J Colorectal Dis 2009;24(11):1321-1326
6. Satoh K, Hayakawa T, Kase Y, Ishige A, Sasaki H, Nishikawa S et al. Mechanism for contractile effect of Daikenchu-To in isolated guinea pig ileum. Dig Dis Sci 2001;46(2):250-256 (Pubitemid 32242671)
7. Shibata C, Sasaki I, Naito H, Ueno T, Matsuno S. The herbal medicine Dai-Kenchu-To stimulates upper gut motility through cholinergic and 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptors in conscious dogs. Surgery 1999;126(5):918-924 (Pubitemid 29523331)
8. Itoh T, Yamakawa J, Mai M, Yamaguchi N, Kanda T. The effect of the herbal medicine Dai-Kenchu-To on postoperative ileus. J Int Med Res 2002;30(4):428-432 (Pubitemid 34993568)
9. Suehiro T, Matsumata T, Shikada Y, Sugimachi K. The effect of the herbal medicines dai-kenchu-to and keishi-bukuryogan on bowel movement after colorectal surgery. Hepatogastroenterology 2005;52(61):97-100 (Pubitemid 40282640)
10. Iwai N, Kume Y, Kimura O, Ono S, Aoi S, Tsuda T. Effects of herbal medicine Dai-Kenchu-to on anorectal function in children with severe constipation. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2007;17(2):115-118 (Pubitemid 47262572)
11. Kelly JH. The clinical and radiological assessment of anal continence in childhood. Aust N Z J Surg 1972;42(1):62-63
12. Ogasawara T, Morine Y, Ikemoto T, Imura S, Fujii M, Soejima Y et al. Influence of Dai-Kenchu-to (DKT) on human portal blood flow. Hepatogastroenterology 2008;55(82-83):574-577 (Pubitemid 351741504)
13. Satoh K, Kase Y, Hayakawa T, Murata P, Ishige A, Sasaki H. Dai-kenchu-to enhances accelerated small intestinal movement. Biol Pharm Bull 2001;24(10):1122-1126 (Pubitemid 33049071)
14. Tulimat MA, Ishiguchi T, Kurosawa S, Nakamura T, Takahashi T. The inhibitory effect of herbal medicine-Dai Kenchu To (DKT)-on the colonic motility in rats in vivo. Am J Chin Med 2001;29(1):111-118 (Pubitemid 33775403)
15. Satoh K, Kase Y, Yuzurihara M, Mizoguchi K, Kurauchi K, Ishige A. Effect of Dai-kenchu-to (Da-Jian-Zhong-Tang) on the delayed intestinal propulsion induced by chlorpromazine in mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2003;86(1):37-44 (Pubitemid 36398656)
16. Kono T, Koseki T, Chiba S, Ebisawa Y, Chisato N, Iwamoto J et al. Colonic vascular conductance increased by daikenchuto via calcitonin gene-related peptide and receptor-activity modifying protein 1. J Surg Res 2008;150(1):78-84
17. Nagasaki A, Ikeda K, Hayashida Y, Sumitomo K, Sameshima S. Assessment of bowel control with anorectal manometry after surgery for anorectal malformation. Jpn J Surg 1984;14(3):229-234 (Pubitemid 14009134)
18. Rintala R. Postoperative internal sphincter function in anorectal malformations-a manometric study. Pediatr Surg Int 1990;5(2):127-130 (Pubitemid 20160045)
19. Shafik A, Moneim KA. Dynamic study of the rectal detrusor activity at defecation. Digestion 1991;49(3):167-174
20. Shafik A, Khalid AM. Fecoflowmetry in fecal incontinence. Eur Surg Res 1992;24(1):61-68
21. Kayaba H, Hebiguchi T, Yoshino H, Mizuno M, Yamada M, Chihara J et al. Evaluation of anorectal functions of children with anorectal malformations using fecoflowmetry. J Pediatr Surg 2002;37(4):623-628 (Pubitemid 34293104)
22. Ohya T, Usui Y, Arii S, Iwai T, Susumu T. Effect of Daikenchu-to on obstructive bowel disease in children. Am J Chin Med 2003;31(1):129-135 (Pubitemid 41758867)