Clinical Experience of HE Ruoping in Esophageal Cancer
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2024.08.008
- VernacularTitle:何若苹辨治食管癌经验探析
- Author:
Zexin DENG
1
;
Mengjie YU
;
Yiwen CHEN
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学第三临床医学院 杭州 310053
- Keywords:
esophageal cancer;
dysphagia;
traditional Chinese medicine;
treatment based on syndrome differentiation;
strengthening healthy Qi and eliminating pathogens;
medical case;
famous doctor's experience;
HE Ruoping
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2024;48(8):953-956
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To present Professor HE Ruoping's clinical experience in treating esophageal cancer.[Methods]Through the follow-up study,relevant medical cases were collected,organized and analyzed to describe the clinical experience of Professor HE Ruoping in the treatment of esophageal cancer in terms of the etiology and mechanism of the disease,and the rules and methods of treatment.A medical record was attached as evidence.[Results]Professor HE Ruoping believes that the pathogenic characteristic of esophageal cancer is a deficiency in origin and an enrichment in symptom.Deficiency in origin indicates weakness in Zang and Fu,while enrichment in symptom suggests there're Qi stagnation,phlegm,blood stasis and hot toxin."Strengthen healthy Qi,eliminate pathogens,and treat according to the symptoms"is the therapeutic approach used to treat esophageal cancer.The aim is to strengthen Zang and Fu,specifically the spleen,stomach and kidney.Treatments for anti-cancer mainly include moving Qi and dissipating mass,eliminating phlegm and removing blood stasis,clearing heat and toxin,etc.It emphasizes that the elimination of pathogenic factors should be carried out in an appropriate manner and should not hurt the body's positive Qi.Treating according to the symptoms means treating patients with various kinds of uncomfortable symptoms after surgery,radiotherapy and local stent placement to improve their quality of life.In the attached medical case,the above three principles were carried through the whole treatment process,and achieved good therapeutic effect.[Conclusion]By expounding the principle of"strengthen healthy Qi,eliminate pathogens and treat diseases according to the symptoms",it has summarized Professor HE Ruoping's clinical experience in the treatment of esophageal cancer,which is of some significance for the clinical treatment of this disease.
