Abstract
Objective: Unusual setting of medical care Background: Although bezoar dissolution by Coca-Cola® has been described in case reports and case series, to the best of our knowledge, the usefulness of other cola products such as Pepsi-Cola® has never been reported in the English literature. Case Report: An 86-year-old Taiwanese man was diagnosed with a gastric bezoar. Endoscopic fragmentation with a polypectomy snare was attempted twice but failed to remove the bezoar. Subsequently, 500 mL of Pepsi NEX Zero® was administered daily for 4 days via nasogastric tube. The bezoar was softened and successfully fragmented by the polypectomy snare and needle-knife devices on the third attempt. Conclusions: This report presents the first case of a gastric bezoar successfully treated by endoscopic fragmentation in combination with Pepsi-Cola® administration, suggesting the possible utility of cola beverages in bezoar treatment, regardless of product brands.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 445-448 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Case Reports |
Volume | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 10 2015 |
Keywords
- Bezoars
- Cola
- Endoscopy
- Foreign bodies
- Gastrointestinal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)