Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology
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Asia Pac J Clin Oncol · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialGum chewing promotes bowel motility after a radical retropubic prostatectomy.
To investigate the efficacy of gum chewing in aiding the recovery of bowel motility after a radical retropubic prostatectomy ⋯ Gum chewing has a positive effect on the recovery of bowel motility and reduction of surgical hospital stay after a radical prostatectomy. Although retropubic radical prostatectomy does not involve bowel manipulation, gum chewing is an effective and side-effect-free method for the resolution of ileus after surgery.