Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2025; 31(41): 110753
Published online Nov 7, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.110753

Table 3 Comparison of disease characteristics between two groups, n (%)

Parameters	Regular group (n = 57)	BGM-UT group (n = 52)	χ²	P value
Causes of obstruction			1.443	0.486
Colorectal cancer	36 (63.16)	27 (51.92)
Metastatic tumor	14 (24.56)	16 (30.77)
Others	7 (12.28)	9 (17.31)
Sites of obstruction			0.214	0.898
Colon	26 (45.61)	26 (50.00)
Rectum	20 (35.09)	17 (32.69)
Others	11 (19.30)	9 (17.31)
Numbers of previous obstruction episodes			3.187	0.364
0	31 (54.39)	36 (69.23)
1	16 (28.07)	9 (17.31)
2	7 (12.28)	6 (11.54)
≥ 3	3 (5.26)	1 (1.92)

BGM-UT: Bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy.

Citation: Wu JW, Li LP, Chen YS. Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(41): 110753
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i41/110753.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.110753

Wu JW, Li LP, Chen YS. Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(41): 110753 [PMID: 41257282 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.110753]

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