Effects of Daikenchuto, a Japanese Herb, on Intestinal Motility After Total Gastrectomy: a Prospective Randomized Trial

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 467-472

  Akamaru, Yusuke ^a   Takahashi, Tsuyoshi ^b   Nishida, Toshirou ^c,d   Omori, Takeshi ^d   Nishikawa, Kazuhiro ^e   Mikata, Shoki ^f   Yamamura, Noriyuki ^g   Miyazaki, Satoru ^h   Noro, Hiroshi ⁱ   Takiguchi, Shuji ^b   Mori, Masaki ^b   Doki, Yuichiro ^b  

^a OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^d OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f OSAKA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Rinku General Medical Center   (Japan)

^h Kinan Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ Otemae Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bristol scale; Daikenchuto; Gas volume score (GVS); Intestinal motility; Total gastrectomy

Indexed keywords

DAI-KENCHU-TO; GAS; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; FEMALE; GAS; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; AGED; DEFECATION; FECES; FEMALE; GASES; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; ILEUS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84925494803     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: 18734626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-014-2730-y     Document Type: Article

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