Persimmon bezoar successfully treated by oral intake of Coca-Cola: a case report
Open Access
- 11 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cases Journal
- Vol. 1 (1), 385-3
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-385
Abstract
Background 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 presentation The 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. Conclusion 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.Keywords
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