Two cases of phytobezoars treated by adminsitration of Coca-Cola by oral route

Bezoars are concretions of foreign bodies found in the gastrointestinal tract. In the past, most common method for the treatment of bezoar was surgical management. However, the current treatment methods include chemical dissolution and endoscopic mechanical lithotripsy. There were few reports on the...

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Published inThe Korean journal of gastroenterology Vol. 48; no. 6; pp. 431 - 433
Main Authors Lee, Hyun Jai, Kang, Hyoun Goo, Park, Se Young, Yi, Chea Yong, Na, Gyoung Jun, Lee, Tae Yeong, Kim, Sang Hyun, Song, Chul Soo
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published Korea (South) 01.12.2006
Subjects
Administration, Oral
Aged
Bezoars - diagnosis
Bezoars - therapy
Carbonated Beverages
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal Tract
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Bezoars are concretions of foreign bodies found in the gastrointestinal tract. In the past, most common method for the treatment of bezoar was surgical management. However, the current treatment methods include chemical dissolution and endoscopic mechanical lithotripsy. There were few reports on the treatment of phytobezoars by nasogastric Cola lavage. However, there was no report succeeded by oral route alone. In our two cases, phytobezoars were treated by oral administration of Coca-Cola. Our patients drank 700-800 mL of Coca-Cola daily, and after two months, complete dissolutions of bezoars were achieved. We report two cases of phytobezoars completely treated by drinking Coca-Cola.
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ISSN:1598-9992