The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research  2011;11(1):68-70

doi:10.7704/kjhugr.2011.11.1.68

Intestinal Obstruction due to the Migration of a Phytobezoar during Cola-Lysis in a Patient Who Had Previously Undergone Partial Gastrectomy.

Sun Mee HWANG 1 ; Hae Yon LEE ; Byung Wook KIM ; Jeong Seon JI ; Bo In LEE ; Hwang CHOI

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Keywords

Bezoars; Cola

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Gastric surgeries may predispose patients to the formation of gastric phytobezoars. Cola-lysis through nasogastric lavage, endosopic infusion and/or the oral intake of cola are recently introduced techniques for the dissolution of phytobezoars. However, their complications have rarely been reported. Herein, we report a 56-year-old woman, who had previously undergone partial gastrectomy, severe intestinal obstruction due to the migration of a phytobezoar during cola-lysis and was successfully managed with surgical intervention.