Chinese Medicine in Treatment of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction After Gastric Cancer Surgery： A Review
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230126
- VernacularTitle:中医药治疗胃癌术后胃肠功能障碍的研究进展
- Author:
Guolei ZHANG
1
;
Yuli WANG
1
;
Li HAN
1
;
Qicheng HAN
1
;
Lijie SONG
1
;
Ning KANG
1
;
Zhihong FANG
1
Author Information
1. Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM） Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM，Shanghai 200071，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese medicine;
postoperative gastric cancer;
gastrointestinal dysfunction;
research progress
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(21):238-244
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Gastric cancer is the most prevalent gastrointestinal tumor in China， threatening the life and health of patients. Surgery is one of the available therapies， which， however， induces postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction （PGD） and other common complications. The pathogenesis of PGD is still unclear and no efficient targeted drug is available. In addition， the limited treatment measures fail to effectively improve gastrointestinal function. As a result， patients generally suffer from low quality of life and poor prognosis. In Chinese medicine， PGD belongs to the categories of "vomiting"， "stuffiness and fullness"， "regurgitation"， "abdominal distension"， "intestinal impediment"， and "intestinal accumulation". In recent years， there has been an explosion of research on the PGD of gastric cancer in Chinese medicine， and many research results have been obtained. On this basis， this study introduced PGD in modern medicine， and causes and pathogenesis， syndrome differentiation-based treatment， and clinical studies of PGD. It was found that diverse internal and external treatments are available in Chinese medicine for PGD such as internal use of Chinese medicine， Chinese medicine enema， auricular point seed-embedding， acupuncture， and moxibustion， which feature ease of implementation， small side effects， definite efficacy， and significant effect in combination with other therapies. This paper summarized the ideas and measures for treatment of PGD of gastric cancer by Chinese medicine， the research outcomes， limitations， and research directions， which can serve as a reference for further research on treatment of PGD of gastric cancer by Chinese medicine.
