Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Jan;18(1):93-5. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0794.
Gastric bezoar is a collection of indigestible material in the stomach. It is a relatively rare disease. In this case report, it is shown that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was effective in treating a patient with gastric bezoar. SUBJECT AND SETTING: A 47-year-old female patient who had undergone Billroth II gastrectomy for gastric cancer had been experiencing abdominal pain and distension for 1 month. She underwent gastroscopic examination at our outpatient department; the gastroscopy showed a bezoar (7×4×2 cm in size) in her remnant stomach. Treatment using a Chinese herbal decoction was suggested.
The gastric bezoar dissolved after 2 weeks of regular therapy with San Jie Pai Shi decoction. No complications or adverse effects were noted during the TCM treatment.
This case showed that TCM was an effective and alternative treatment option for patients with gastric bezoar.
胃石是胃中无法消化的物质的集合。它是一种相对罕见的疾病。在本病例报告中，显示了中药（TCM）在治疗胃石患者方面的有效性。
一名 47 岁女性患者，因胃癌行毕 II 式胃切除术，已出现腹痛和腹胀 1 个月。她在我院门诊部行胃镜检查；胃镜显示她的残胃中有一个（7×4×2cm 大小）的胃石。建议使用中药汤剂进行治疗。
患者在接受散结排石汤正规治疗 2 周后，胃石溶解。在 TCM 治疗期间未出现并发症或不良反应。
本病例表明，TCM 是治疗胃石患者的有效且可替代的治疗选择。
