A Case of Huge Gastric Bezoar Removed by Endoscopic Combination Therapy with Coca-Cola Injection.
10.12701/yujm.2013.30.1.62
- Author:
Min Suk JUNG
1
;
Jang Won LEE
;
Seung Hyun LEE
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Sang Hwan BYUN
;
Yeong Muk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea. lovetoje@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bezoar;
Cola;
Endoscopy
- MeSH:
Bezoars;
Cola;
Endoscopy;
Gastrointestinal Tract
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2013;30(1):62-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastric bezoars are concretion of undigested material in the gastrointestinal tract. In the past, gastric bezoars were generally treated with surgical management. Recently, the efficacy of oral intake or endoscopic injection therapy with Coca-Cola has been reported. We report a case of a 47-year-old-man with huge gastric bezoar (4x2.5 cm) that was successfully removed by endoscopic fragmentation with Coca-Cola injection. Compared with a single endoscopic fragmentation therapy, the combination therapy with Coca-Cola injection shortened the procedure time and reduced the complication associated with fragmented bezoar.
