[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 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.
Lee
Hyun Jai
HJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samsun Hospital, Sasang-Gu, Busan, Korea. tonow@freechal.com
Kang
Hyoun Goo
HG
Park
Se Young
SY
Yi
Chea Yong
CY
Na
Gyoung Jun
GJ
Lee
Tae Yeong
TY
Kim
Sang Hyun
SH
Song
Chul Soo
CS
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged