| Category |
Surgery |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Effects of rikkunshito administration after distal pancreatectomy on postoperative oral intake and weight loss
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Yuki Denda, Yoichi Matsuo, Ryosuke Hosogi, Masaki Ishida, Yuriko Uehara, Saburo Sugita, Yuki Eguchi, Keisuke Nonoyama, Hiromichi Murase, Tomokatsu Kato, Kenta Saito, Takafumi Sato, Yushi Yamakawa, Hiroyuki Sagawa, Ryo Ogawa, Akira Mitsui and Shuji Takiguchi |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Yoichi Matsuo, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University East Medical Center, 1-2-23 Wakamizu, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8547, Aichi, Japan. matsuo@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp |
| Key Words |
Rikkunshito; Distal pancreatectomy; Oral intake; Body weight loss; Postoperative nutrition support |
| Core Tip |
Postoperative weight loss and reduced oral intake are common problems after distal pancreatectomy and may adversely affect postoperative recovery and tolerance to adjuvant therapy. Rikkunshito (RT), a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, is reported to improve appetite and gastrointestinal motility. In this retrospective study, patients who received RT after distal pancreatectomy showed significantly improved oral intake on postoperative day 7 and less body weight loss 1 month postoperatively compared with those who did not receive RT. In the absence of established strategies for early postoperative nutritional support after distal pancreatectomy, these findings provide clinically relevant evidence for a simple and feasible intervention. |
| Citation |
Denda Y, Matsuo Y, Hosogi R, Ishida M, Uehara Y, Sugita S, Eguchi Y, Nonoyama K, Murase H, Kato T, Saito K, Sato T, Yamakawa Y, Sagawa H, Ogawa R, Mitsui A, Takiguchi S. Effects of rikkunshito administration after distal pancreatectomy on postoperative oral intake and weight loss. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; In press |
