Use of a gastrointestinal tube in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcer
Eramishantsev, A.K.; Timen, L.I.; Shertsinger, A.G.; Kitsenko, E.A.; Zhigalova, S.B.
Klinicheskaia Meditsina 72(2): 36-38
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2149 PMID: 8015240 Document Number: 428209
The trial of a gastrointestinal tube in gastroduodenal ulcer indicates its high efficiency for enteral tube feeding in serious ulcer cases and as a therapeutic modality in noncomplicated cases. The tube introduction in 55 patients out of 89 promoted the defect healing within 2-3 weeks, in 30 out of 36 cicatrization occurred on week 3-5. The presence of the tube produced no effect on acid production in the stomach, cicatrization of the ulcer took place without basic therapy in remaining hypo-achlorhydria and hyperchlorhydria. Clinico-endoscopic evidence and data on gastroduodenal motility and evacuation suggest the conclusion on the neuro-reflex mechanism of the tube action which eliminates painful syndrome and motor-evacuatory abnormalities which are believed essential in pathogenesis of peptic ulcer.