The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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Clinical Case Report of PPI-refractory Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) with Korean Medicine Treatment - A Focus on Evaluation of the Abdominal Examination

한의 복합치료로 호전된 불응성 위식도역류질환 (PPI-refractory GERD) 환자 1례 - 복진소견 평가를 중심으로 -

  • Lee, Jae-hong (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Soo-ho (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Ko, Seok-jae (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Park, Jae-woo (Dept. of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University)
  • 이재홍 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 조수호 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 고석재 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과) ;
  • 박재우 (경희대학교 대학원 임상한의학과)
  • Received : 2017.09.11
  • Accepted : 2017.10.28
  • Published : 2017.10.30
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Abstract

This case report describes a 60-year-old man who had reflux symptoms despite treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Korean traditional medicine, including a herbal prescription, acupuncture, and moxibustion was administered to the patient during his 19 days of hospitalization. The visual analogue scale (VAS), gastrointestinal scale (GIS), and gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS) scores were assessed on the dates of admission and discharge. An abdominal examination, which is one of the Korean medicine diagnostic tools, was performed every day to evaluate the treatment progress. During the treatment, the improvement of symptoms was clinically correlated with abdominal examination outcomes. We suggest that administration of traditional Korean Medicine on PPI-refractory GERD patients could be effective and we recommend utilization of the abdominal examination as an assessment tool for Korean Medicine treatment.

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