Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2023; 15(5): 871-881
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.871
Rikkunshito increases appetite by enhancing gastrointestinal and incretin hormone levels in patients who underwent pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy: A retrospective study
Hiroshi Kono, Naohiro Hosomura, Hidetake Amemiya, Katsutoshi Shoda, Shinji Furuya, Hidenori Akaike, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Hiromichi Kawaida, Daisuke Ichikawa
Hiroshi Kono, Naohiro Hosomura, Hidetake Amemiya, Katsutoshi Shoda, Shinji Furuya, Hidenori Akaike, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Hiromichi Kawaida, Daisuke Ichikawa, First Department of Surgery, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
Author contributions: Kono H conducted and organized this experiment; Hosomura N Amemiya H and Akaike H made an assessment of samples; Shoda K, Furuya S and Kawaguchi Y analyzed the data; Kawaida H collected the samples; Ichikawa D provided suggestions for this experiment.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by University of Yamanashi Hospital Institutional Review Board (Chief of the committee Zentaro Yamagata; and Approval number: 820) and was performed following the ethical standards outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Informed consent was obtained from all patients and/or donors of clinical samples, including blood or tissues, where necessary, at the time of admission.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardians, were provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Hiroshi Kono, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, First Department of Surgery, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan. hkouno@yamanashi.ac.jp
Received: November 15, 2022
Peer-review started: November 15, 2022
First decision: February 15, 2023
Revised: February 22, 2023
Accepted: April 7, 2023
Article in press: April 7, 2023
Published online: May 27, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: This study investigated the effects of a Japanese herbal medicine, namely rikkunshito (TJ-43), on patients who underwent pancreatic surgery. TJ-43 may promote oral food intake in patients in the early phase after pancreatic surgery because TJ-43 increases appetite by enhancing gastrointestinal and incretin hormone levels.