Acute intestinal obstruction caused by a persimmon phytobezoar after dissolution therapy with Coca-Cola.
Bezoars are concretions or hard masses of foreign matter that are found in the gastrointestinal tract. Recent reports have demonstrated the efficacy of Coca-Cola administration for the dissolution of phytobezors. Here we report on a 73-year-old man with a very large gastric persimmon diospyrobezoar, and this caused small intestinal obstruction after partial dissolution with oral and injected Coca-Cola.
Ha
Seung Soo
SS
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Lee
Hyun Suk
HS
Jung
Min Kyu
MK
Jeon
Seong Woo
SW
Cho
Chang Min
CM
Kim
Sung Kook
SK
Choi
Yong Hwan
YH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001630:Bezoars / Q000150:complications*; D002253:Carbonated Beverages; D030221:Cola; D029788:Diospyros; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors