A case of renal ptosis treated with hochu-ekki-to with improvement confirmed by excretory urography

A 59-year-old woman visited our clinic with complaints of right back dull pain. Excretory urography showed bilateral renal ptosis (a 6 cm decrease in position of the right kidney and a 5 cm decrease of the left kidney). She was treated with 7.5 g/day of Hochu-ekki-to. After 6 months, her symptoms im...

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Published inHinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 649 - 652
Main Authors Ogawa, Y, Fuji, K, Shimada, M, Yoshida, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.09.2001
Subjects
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Diseases - drug therapy
Kidney Diseases - physiopathology
Middle Aged
Phytotherapy
Treatment Outcome
Urination
Urography
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Summary:A 59-year-old woman visited our clinic with complaints of right back dull pain. Excretory urography showed bilateral renal ptosis (a 6 cm decrease in position of the right kidney and a 5 cm decrease of the left kidney). She was treated with 7.5 g/day of Hochu-ekki-to. After 6 months, her symptoms improved and after 8 months excretory urography showed a 3 cm decrease in the position of both kidneys. Hochu-ekki-to might be useful for the conservative therapy of renal ptosis.
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ISSN:0018-1994