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A Case Report of Patient with Acute Appendicitis Diagnosed by Abdominal Ultrasonography  

Ryu, Su-Hyang (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
Kim, Oh-Young (Department of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
Chae, Jung-Won (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University)
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The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine / v.24, no.3, 2010 , pp. 43-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: This study was to evaluate the effects of herbal medication and acupuncture therapy for children with acute appendicitis diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography. Methods: Kamieuiyeeintang, a Korean Herb medicine, and acupuncture were given for four days. The abdominal ultrasonography and VAS scale were used to check the improvements. Results: Right lower abdominal pain, nausea and anorexia were totally gone after the treatments, and the abdominal ultrasonography showed normal. Conclusions: The result of this study showed that Kamieuiyeeintang medication and acupuncture treatment have cured acute appendicitis.
Keywords
Acute appendicitis; Kamieuiyeeintang;
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