One case of invigorating spleen and warming kidney therapy in the treatment of urinary incontinence after radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Prestate cancer is one of the common urinary system malignant tumors of the elderly male,and its incidence rate increases with age.The incidence rate of prostate cancer in China is increasing year by year.Urinary incontinence is one of the common complica-tions after prostate cancer treatment,which seriously affects the quality of life and mental health of patients.The mechanism of its occur-rence is complex and may be related to local nerve and muscle damage.Modern medicine has various treatment methods for urinary incontinence,which mainly include conservative treatment,medication,and surgical treatment.Traditional Chinese medicine categorizes urinary incontinence as diseases such as"enuresis","drowning",and"urinary incontinence".The main cause of the disease is dysfunction of the viscera,which mainly involves the spleen and kidney.The dysfunction and mutual influence of the two organs lead to abnormal water and liquid metabolism,resulting in enuresis.In recent years,there have been some progresses in the treatment of urinary incontinence in traditional Chinese medicine,and there are various treatment methods.According to individual differential treatment,multiple treatment methods are often used in clinical practice.Acupunc-ture,as an important part of traditional Chinese medicine therapy,is widely used in clinical practice.The goal of stimulating the urinating nerve and local muscle contraction to improve the urinating function is achieved by acupuncture at corresponding points.Acupuncture plus oral admin-istration of traditional Chinese medicial materials has a good clinical effect in improving the control of urination and the duration of holding urine in patients with urinary incontinence.Traditional Chinese medicine has the advantages of more safety and no adverse effects in treating this dis-ease,making it easy for patients to accept.In the process of the author's following the teacher in the outpatient consultation,the teacher applies the method of invigorating the spleen and warming the kidney as the treatment principle,and uses acupuncture plus Chinese medicial materials oral administration to treat urinary incontinence after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.Its clinical effect is remarkable.Now,the diagnosis and treatment process of this patient is sorted into clinical cases as follows,providing diagnostic and therapeutic ideas for the clinical treatment of this disease.
Postoperative radiotherapy for prostate cancerUrinary incontinenceAcupunctureDeficiency of both spleen and kidney