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Acupuncture for symptomatic relief of gastroparesis in a diabetic haemodialysis patient.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20466737     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
a diabetic haemodialysis patient with refractory gastroparesis treated with 16 sessions of acupuncture through 8 weeks as an adjunct to conventional drug treatment including prokinetics and antiemetics which remained the same during the treatment course. After the treatment, the total Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index (GCSI) score (range 0-5) was reduced from 2.4 to 0.6 and half gastric emptying time measured by gastric scintigraphy with a solid meal was decreased from 135 to 93 min. At a 4-month follow-up after treatment, the patient reported complete reduction of subjective symptoms. We suggest that acupuncture may be an acceptable adjunct to the comprehensive care of gastroparesis in diabetic haemodialysis patients.
Authors:
Kun Hyung Kim; Tae-Hun Kim; Jun-Yong Choi; Jong-In Kim; Myeong Soo Lee; Sun Mi Choi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Letter; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-05-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0964-5284     ISO Abbreviation:  Acupunct Med     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-09     Completed Date:  2010-08-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9304117     Medline TA:  Acupunct Med     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  101-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Pain / etiology,  therapy
Acupuncture Therapy / methods*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications*,  therapy
Gastroparesis / etiology,  therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nausea / etiology,  therapy
Treatment Outcome
Vomiting / therapy

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