A Case Study of Korean Medical Treatment for Indigestion and Abdominal Pain after Gastrectomy

Objective: This case study reports the effects of treating a gastric cancer patient who had undergone gastrectomy with Korean medicine.Methods: After gastrectomy, 77-year-old female received acupuncture, electroacupuncture, herbal medicine (<i>Banhabaekchulchunma-tang</i>, <i>Banhahubak-tang</i>), and moxibustion for one month.Results: treatment, changes were observed in patient’s numeric rating scale (from 7 to 2); visual analog 8.7 2.6); Short Form-36 Health Survey scores (physical from 20 48 mental 14 53); Functional Dyspepsia-Related Quality Life results 84 41); Nepean Dyspepsia Index 63 32).Conclusion: medical treatment dyspepsia following is worthy further research.