Acupuncture Treatment in a Patient with Impaired Defecation and Urination After Radical Operation for Uterine Cervical Cancer.
10.3777/jjsam.49.15
- VernacularTitle:子宮頚癌根治術後の排便，排尿障害に対するしん治療の一症例
- Author:
Keisou ISHIMARU
;
Masahiro IWA
;
Kenji IMAI
;
Hiroshi KITAKOUJI
;
Masakazu SAKITA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
uterine cervical carcinoma;
impaired bowel movements;
acupuncture treatment
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1999;49(1):15-18
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A patient with uterine cervical cancer underwent radical operation and radiotherapy in 1956 and subsequently began to suffer from impaired bowel movements. For the next 40 years, a large amount of cathartics was used to induce defecation, a urination was induced by applying abdominal pressure, but a large volume of urine remained. In this patient, the effects of acupuncture treatment were evaluated using the vesical residual urine volume as measured by abdominal ultrasonography. After acupuncture treatment, defecation became easily, and the amount of cathartics could be reduced. Simultaneously, spontaneous urination became possible, and residual urine disappeared.
