title: [Two cases of phytobezoars treated by adminsitration of Coca-Cola by oral route].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Good Samsun Hospital, Sasang-Gu, Busan, Korea. tonow@freechal.com
authors.forename: Hyun Jai
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyoun Goo
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Se Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chea Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Gyoung Jun
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Tae Yeong
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chul Soo
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: 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