1291 CASES OF CHOLELITHIASIS TREATED WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK ON OTOACUPOINTS

Since 1985,the authors began to use electric shock on otoacupoints of varying electric resistancefor the treatment of cholelithiasis.The instrument used was the Channel Therapeutic Instrumentmade in China,and the otoacupoints of varying electric resistance were Sympathetic,Pancreas-Gall Bladder,Stomach,Liver,Sanjiao(三焦),Endocrine,and Ermigen(耳迷根).Inthe 1291 cases treated,the total effective rate was 99.69%,the rate of calculus excretion was91.32%,and the rate of total excretion was 19.51%.The composition of the calculi wascholesterol crystals(31.25%),biliruhin crystals(28.17%),and mixed crystals(40.58%).Thelargest calculus excreted was an extrahepatic biliary duct calculus of 1.75 cm×1.5 cm;the larg-est number of calculi excreted was 152 cholecystic stones 0.3 cm x 0.5 cm in size.In 100 randomcases,the biliary system was shown to manifest vigorous dilations and constrictions underUltrasonic B-scan when the relevant otoacupoints were stimulated with electric shock.Amongthe 78 control cases,no cholecystic stones were excreted,inspite of the Magnesium Sulfate,Folium Cassiae and fatty meals administered to many cases with constipation.