A Case of Uncontrolled Cancerous Ascites Reduced by Sekiganryo

VernacularTitle:赤丸料により減少したコントロール不良な癌性腹水の一例
Author: Junichiro DOKURA ¹ ; Kayo TOKUMARU ² ; Masafumi MURAI ² ; Hiromi YANO ³ ; Hisashi INUZUKA ² ; Mosaburo KAINUMA ⁴ ; Eiichi TAHARA ⁵ ; Tadamichi MITSUMA ²
Author Information

1. Dokura Cardiology Internal Medicine Clinic
2. Department of Japanese Oriental (Kampo) Medicine, Oriental Medical Center, Iizuka Hosoital
3. Hokudaimae Clinic, Hokkaido Kampo Medical Center
4. Momochi Toyo Clinic
5. Department of General Internal Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
Keywords: sekigan; cinnamon sekiganryo; cancerous ascites
From:Kampo Medicine 2019;70(2):136-140
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Abdominal pain and marked coldness were observed in a 56-year-old male with cancerous ascites associated with cancer of unknown primary, and the patient was treated with sekiganryo. The abdominal pain resolved from day 2 after the initiation of sekiganryo administration, and the ascites markedly decreased with an increase in the urine volume on day 3. Although the mechanism of the effect of sekiganryo on cancerous ascites was unclear, it was considered that the improvement of coldness promoted the metabolism and subsequently promoted diuresis. No case of the improvement of cancerous ascites by sekiganryo has been reported to date. We report this case along with a literature review.