Endocrine Surgical Team, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Division of General Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
J Chin Med Assoc. 2021 Jun 1;84(6):577-579. doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000547.
Goiter is a disease with history perhaps as long as human has been around. Almost all the available references are in Western language works of literature while information concerning the occurrence of goiter disease in ancient China and the comparison between the treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with current Western medicine remains lacking. In this article, the description of goiter, the history of surgical intervention for goiter disease, and the general concept of goiter disease treatment in ancient China literature such as seaweed decoction and acupuncture analgesia for surgery were reviewed.
甲状腺肿是一种疾病，其历史可能与人类的历史一样悠久。几乎所有现有的参考文献都是西方文学作品中的内容，而有关古代中国甲状腺肿疾病的发生情况以及中医与现代西医治疗方法的比较的信息仍然缺乏。本文回顾了古代中国文献中对甲状腺肿的描述、甲状腺肿疾病手术干预的历史以及海藻汤和手术镇痛针灸等甲状腺肿疾病治疗的一般概念。
