Effect of Acupuncture on Postoperative Ileus after Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: In this clinical trial, acupuncture promoted the passage of sitz markers, which may reflect the possibility of reducing POI after distal gastrectomy.
PMID: 28337359 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Gastric Cancer - March 26, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: J Gastric Cancer Source Type: research