Systematic review: Coca-Cola can effectively dissolve gastric phytobezoars as a first-line treatment
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Gastric phytobezoars may be treated by nasogastric Coca-Cola lavage.
Large gastric phytobezoars may occur in patients with gastric dysmotility disorders. Treatment options include dissolution with enzymes, endoscopic fragmentation with removal or aspiration, and surgery. We report our experience with nasogastric cola lavage therapy. Over an 8-year period, five consecutive patients were referred to our unit for endoscopic treatment of large gastric phytobezoars. ...
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Address correspondence to: Dr. Mark B. Pochapin, NYU Langone Medical Center, 522 First Avenue, Suite 901B, New York, NY 10016; Tel: 646-501-6760; Fax: 646-501-6767; E-mail: [email protected] A bezoar is an indigestible mass of material—such as hair, food, seeds, or another ingested substance—found in the gastrointestinal tract.1 A phytobezoar, the most common type of bezoar, is composed o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0269-2813
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12141