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Korean J Intern Med. 2007
;22(4):300-303.
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2007.22.4.300
Acute Intestinal Obstruction Caused by a Persimmon Phytobezoar after Dissolution Therapy with Coca-Cola
Seung Soo Ha, M.D., Hyun Suk Lee, M.D., Min Kyu Jung, M.D., Seong Woo Jeon, M.D., Chang Min Cho, M.D., Sung Kook Kim, M.D. and Yong Hwan Choi, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea |
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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. |
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Keywords : Coca-Cola, Bezoar, Intestinal obstruction, Small intestine, Gastrointestinal endoscopy |
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