title: Acute intestinal obstruction caused by a persimmon phytobezoar after dissolution therapy with Coca-Cola.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Soo
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Hyun Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min Kyu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Seong Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Chang Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Sung Kook
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: 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