Persimmon bezoar successfully treated by oral intake of Coca-Cola: a case report
An 82-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of upper abdominal pain. Subsequently, a bezoar and a gastric ulcer were detected by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.Case presentationThe bezoar was dark green in color and extremely hard, having a major axis of 7 cm.
After hospitalization, 500-1000 ml/day of Coca-Cola was orally administered continuously for 3 weeks.
Conclusions: Thereafter, the bezoar decreased in size to a major axis of 4 cm and showed a softening trend.
Therefore, lithotripsy was thereafter carried out under endoscopy using forceps.
Author: Kazuki Hayashi, Hirotaka Ohara, Itaru Naitoh, Fumihiro Okumura, Tomoaki Ando, Takahumi Itoh, Takahiro Nakazawa and Takashi Joh
Credits/Source: Cases Journal 2008, 1:385
Published on: 2008-12-11
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