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KMID : 0363320160370060998
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2016 Volume.37 No. 6 p.998 ~ p.1011
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Measuring the Thickness of the Abdominal Wall at Abdominal Acupoints Using Ultrasonography and Analyzing Correlations with Physical Examination Values in Functional Dyspepsia Patients
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Han Seong-Jun
Park Jae-Woo
Kim Jin-Sung
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study measured the thickness of the abdominal wall at abdominal acupoints using ultrasonography and then investigated the correlations between the thickness of the abdominal wall and other characteristics of patients with functional dyspepsia (FD).
Methods: Thirty patients with FD were enrolled in the study from September 2015 to March 2016. The thickness of the abdominal wall was measured at Shangwan (CV12), Zhongwan (CV13), and the left Liangmen (ST21). In addition, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), duration of FD, and the sternocostal angle were investigated. The severities of spleen qi deficiency and the dyspepsia symptoms were assessed by the Spleen Qi Deficiency Questionnaire (SQDQ) and the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version (NDI-K).
Results: The average thickness of the abdominal wall was 24.66±6.69 mm at Shangwan, 21.17±5.83 mm at Zhongwan, and 21.72±5.72 mm at Linagmen, and there were significant differences between the thickness at Shangwan and Zhongwan (p=0.046). Furthermore, there were significant differences between the thickness of the abdominal wall at Zhongwan and the sternocostal angle (r=0.396, p=0.037).
Conclusions: These findings indicate the possibility of estimating the thickness of the abdominal wall by looking at the
characteristics of patients with FD, including the sternocostal angle.
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KEYWORD
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functional dyspepsia , thickness of abdominal wall , Zhongwan , CV12 , ultrasonography
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