کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3098569 1191043 2016 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Improvements in Scrotal Thermoregulation in Patients with Varicoceles Treated by Using Traditional Korean Medicine: Two Case Reports
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
ارتقاء حرارتی اسکروتال در بیماران مبتلا به واریکوسل درمان شده با استفاده از طب سنتی کره ای: گزارش دو مورد
کلمات کلیدی
طب سوزنی؛ داروی گیاهی؛ ترموگرافی اسکروتوم. طب سنتی کره ای؛ واریکوسل
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
چکیده انگلیسی

A varicocele is a dilatation of the pampiniform venous plexus within the spermatic cord. The incidence of varicoceles is 15%, and it occurs in more than 40% of men in infertile couples. Traditional Korean medicine (TKM) has been used to treat male infertility in Korea. We present two cases of men with varicoceles diagnosed via physical examination and scrotal thermography. We treated these men for two months by using TKM techniques, which included acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal medicine. We used scrotal thermography to evaluate the varicoceles before and after TKM treatment. After TKM treatment, the scrotal thermoregulation of both patients improved. In Patient 1, the temperature difference between the left and the right pampiniform plexus (i.e., ΔTP) was 2.8°C before treatment. It decreased to 1.3°C after treatment. In addition, the temperature difference between the testicles (ΔTT) was 1.5°C before treatment; it decreased to 0.2°C after treatment. In Patient 2, the ΔTP was 1.5°C before treatment; it decreased to 0.2°C after treatment. This report is the first to show that TKM may be an option for treating patients with varicoceles, as determined by using a scrotal thermography evaluation.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies - Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2016, Pages 156–160
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