ARTICLE
Volume 10,Issue 7
16 October 2025
Study on Nursing Measures of Abdominal Distension in Patients after Endoscopic Polypectomy
Min Hu
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (Optics Valley East Hospital), Wuhan 430200, Hubei, China,
JCNR 2025 , 9(9), 131–136;
https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v9i9.12285
© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee: Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
Endoscopic polypectomy (EP) is the preferred method for the treatment of rectal polyps because of its micro-trauma and rapid recovery. However, the incidence of postoperative abdominal distension can reach 15–30%. This common complication seriously affects the quality of life of patients after surgery, prolongs the length of hospital stay, and may even be complicated by perforation and other problems. This article systematically reviews the latest research progress on the mechanism, related influencing factors and targeted nursing interventions of abdominal distension after EP, so as to explore effective interventions for postoperative comprehensive nursing, which has core value for improving the postoperative experience and prognosis of EP patients.
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