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Delgado Galan M, Rabago LR. Has Coca-Cola treatment become the first-line therapy for gastric bezoars, both in general and specifically for western countries? World J Gastrointest Endosc 2024; 16:237-243. [PMID: 38813574 PMCID: PMC11130549 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i5.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
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Phytobezoars is a rare disease and less common in Western countries. The stomach is the primary site for these formations, and endoscopic treatment involving fragmentation and extraction has traditionally been the most effective approach. However, medical treatments using enzymatic and chemical agents, such as cellulase and Coca-Cola, aimed at dissolving the bezoars, have also been utilized, showing varying degrees of resolution success. Notably, the oral dissolution treatment with Coca-Cola has emerged as a promising, simpler, and more cost-effective method. The study by Liu et al represents an important step in clinical research on this topic, despite some limitations that need addressing for a more comprehensive understanding of its findings. Key considerations for future research include sample size calculation, endoscopic procedure details, outpatient vs. inpatient treatment, and detailed cost calculations. The study's exclusions, such as patients with upper gastric surgery, phytobezoars older than 14 d, and cases of gastroparesis, limit its applicability to broader populations, especially in Western countries. Given the promising outcomes of the Coca-Cola treatment, it's advocated as a first-line therapy for phytobezoars. Nonetheless, further research is essential to overcome these limitations. However special situations such as perforation or small bowel obstruction will require surgical treatment.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital San Rafael, Madrid 28016, Spain
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Riaz M, Akbar I, Hassan RE, Ahmad W, Khan H, Khan AU, Khan MH, Shah SS, Tahir A, Tanveer S. Effect of Coca-Cola on the Dissolution of Persimmon-Related Phytobezoar in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Cureus 2024; 16:e54420. [PMID: 38510864 PMCID: PMC10951130 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Introduction Bezoars, masses of indigestible foreign bodies formed in the gastrointestinal tract, pose challenges in their management. Phytobezoars are particularly problematic due to their difficult diagnosis and resilience towards treatment. Recently, Coca-Cola has emerged as a potential solution due to its acidic composition and mucolytic properties. However, existing evidence is limited, highlighting the need for comprehensive studies. This research explores the efficacy of Coca-Cola in dissolving persimmon-related phytobezoars, aiming to contribute valuable insights to non-invasive treatment options. Material and methods Conducted as a descriptive case series, this study employed gastric cola lavage using non-probability purposive sampling. Patients aged 18-70 with persimmon-related phytobezoars were included. Two nasogastric tubes were inserted for cola lavage over 12 hours, utilizing three liters of cola until the disappearance of symptoms. When the bezoar disappeared, it was considered as complete success to the treatment. Results Out of 31 patients, 45.2% were male and 54.8% were female, with a mean age of 56.77 ± 9.01 years. Efficacy was noted in 54.8% of cases. Age less than 50 and no history of diabetes mellitus were associated with higher chances of treatment success (p-value ≤0.05). Conclusion Ingestion of Coca-Cola was highly effective, safe, and reliable for the dissolution of persimmon-related phytobezoars, as the frequency of efficacy was high in our study. Coca-Cola ingestion is a non-invasive and cost-effective mode of phytobezoar dissolution that should be taken as a first-line initial treatment option to attain desired outcomes.
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- Maryam Riaz
- Surgery, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, PAK
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- Surgery, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, PAK
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- Orthopedics and Trauma, Khyber Teaching Hospital-Medical Training Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK
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- General Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex-Medical Training Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK
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- General Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex-Medical Training Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK
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- General Surgery, Hayatabad Medical Complex-Medical Training Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK
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- Ophthalmology, Khyber Teaching Hospital-Medical Training Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK
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- Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital-Medical Training Institute (MTI), Peshawar, PAK
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Khanna S, Barua A, Choudhury S. Laparoscopic management of rare smoked dry pork bezoar in the stomach. J Minim Access Surg 2023; 19:552-554. [PMID: 37706408 PMCID: PMC10695313 DOI: 10.4103/jmas.jmas_266_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Medical literature recognise only 4 types of bezoar - phytobezoar, trichobezoar, lactobezoar and pharmacobezoar. Here, we discuss a new unique type of bezoar composed of undigested dry pork. A 58-year-old male patient from Nagaland, India, presented with intermittent symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction and pain abdomen. On clinical examination, he was found to have an epigastric lump. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed an undigested ball of swallowed meat at the pylorus and later at the fundus on repeat endoscopy just before the surgical intervention. Endoscopic mechanical fragmentation was tried, but owing to the large size and hard sticky consistency of the bezoar, fragmentation was not feasible. Due to persistent pain abdomen and clinical gastric outlet obstruction, a decision for operative intervention was taken. He finally underwent laparoscopic anterior gastrotomy and evacuation of the bezoar. The post-operative course was uneventful, and the patient went home symptom free on the 5th post-operative day.
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- Subhash Khanna
- Department of Minimal Access, GI and Robotic Surgery, Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Institute and NH, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Minimal Access, GI and Robotic Surgery, Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Institute and NH, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Minimal Access, GI and Robotic Surgery, Swagat Super Speciality Surgical Institute and NH, Guwahati, Assam, India
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Chin X, Ng JY. Acute Presentation of Rapunzel Syndrome and a Review of Bezoars. Cureus 2021; 13:e20785. [PMID: 35111469 PMCID: PMC8794762 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.20785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Bezoars have different compositions and can be subdivided into trichobezoar, phytobezoar, pharmacobezoar, lactobezoar and food bolus. The reported incidence of bezoar is 0.4% with phytobezoar being the commonest. Rapunzel syndrome is an extremely rare complication when trichobezoar crosses the pylorus to enter the duodenum, ileum and colon. We present the case of a 29-year-old female with a one-week history of abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, lethargy and a one-year history of increasing abdominal mass. Physical examination revealed a 20 cm palpable mass extending from the left upper quadrant to the umbilicus. Laboratory investigations demonstrated iron deficiency anemia and CT showed two well-defined foci within the gastric lumen consistent with trichobezoars. She was managed conservatively during her hospital stay and discharged home with a plan for elective laparotomy. We present this case to discuss the management of trichobezoars and to highlight the importance of early recognition of recurrence to avoid severe complications.
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Wang TT, He JJ, Liu J, Chen WW, Chen CW. Acute pancreatitis and small bowel obstruction caused by a migratory gastric bezoar after dissolution therapy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:3114-3119. [PMID: 33969098 PMCID: PMC8080734 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i13.3114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bezoars are conglomerates of indigestible foreign material that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract. Gastric ulcer, gastrointestinal perforation, and intestinal obstruction are the main complications. Acute pancreatitis secondary to bezoar is rare. Here, we present a rare case of a migratory gastric bezoar complicated by acute pancreatitis and small bowel obstruction after dissolution therapy.
CASE SUMMARY A-65-year-old woman underwent gastroscopy because of epigastric pain, which revealed a huge bezoar and a gastric ulcer 10 d prior. The patient was discharged with a prescription of drinking 1 L Coca-Cola daily for 6 d, without repeat gastroscopy. However, she suddenly developed epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting for 3 d. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed mild inflammation of the pancreas. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed no abnormalities in the pancreatic duct or common bile duct. The nasogastric tube still showed drainage of more than 1.6 L of dark fluid each day after symptomatic treatment. Abdominal CT re-examination suggested intestinal obstruction. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a huge yellowish hard mass in the jejunal lumen, and we used the basket and net to fragment the bezoar. She was discharged with a good outcome.
CONCLUSION Endoscopic therapy is the first choice for gastric bezoars. When mechanical disintegration cannot be achieved, timing of repeat endoscopy is important during Coca-Cola dissolution therapy.
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- Ting-Ting Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Clinical Medical College, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Clinical Medical College, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, Liaoning Province, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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Lithobezoar: A Case Report and Literature Review of an Infrequent Cause of Abdominal Pain. MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL 2020; 53:445-449. [PMID: 32377125 PMCID: PMC7192304 DOI: 10.14744/semb.2018.52714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A bezoar is the accumulation of indigestible substances in the gastrointestinal system. Presently described is the case of a 47-year-old male patient who was admitted to the clinic with nausea, vomiting, pain, and abdominal distension. He had a medical history of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He had begun eating soil in the previous 3 to 4 months. Gastroscopy revealed a large, solid, clay-like mass in the stomach. Surgery was successfully performed to remove the collected soil, but unfortunately, the patient died due to an acute myocardial infarction on the postoperative fourth day. Physicians should keep bezoars in mind in cases of unexplained abdominal symptoms, especially in females and patients with psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric disorders are often ignored by surgeons during examinations, which can lead to serious and life-threatening complications.
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Moghaddam ET, Tafazoli A. Cola Beverages: Clinical Uses versus Adverse Effects. CURRENT NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573401313666170821130225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background: Excessive consumption of cola beverages is accompanied by numerous public health risks. But besides these well-known adverse effects, recently, several medical articles have been published that show some indications for cola beverages in clinical practice like resolution of gastrointestinal or feeding tube obstructions, increasing bioavailability and palatability of other medications, rehydration and other uses in healthcare settings. These approaches are not without shortcomings and complications.Methods:In this systematic review we tried to explore these new uses for practitioners and also reemphasize on the most evidence-based complications of cola consumption like bone loss and metabolic and cardiovascular adverse effects in cases of misuse and overuse from both clinical and nutritional points of view via searching the PubMed database.Results:We chose 145 journal articles from the most relevant ones plus 30 extra references and categorized their topics in two classes of medical uses and adverse effects.Conclusion:It could be stated that cola beverages have demonstrated interesting uses and benefits in medicine but their use should be regulated as strict as possible.
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- Ehsan T. Moghaddam
- Orthodontics Department, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, International Campus, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Paschos KA, Chatzigeorgiadis A. Pathophysiological and clinical aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of bezoars. Ann Gastroenterol 2019; 32:224-232. [PMID: 31040619 PMCID: PMC6479654 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2019.0370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bezoars are intraluminal conglomerates of indigestible foreign materials that accumulate in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. They consist of vegetable or fruit fibers, hairs or other substances; accordingly, bezoars are classified as phytobezoars, trichobezoars, pharmacobezoars, etc. Although sometimes asymptomatic, bezoars may cause serious symptoms, such as abdominal discomfort or pain, dysphagia, hematemesis, or even life-threatening entities (GI bleeding, obstruction or perforation). Current technological applications have contributed to the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to these masses, mainly through endoscopic techniques able to diagnose, fragment and extract bezoars, as well as laparoscopic and other surgical modalities that may be used to treat serious complications. Although bezoars were described centuries ago and the term was officially introduced in the mid nineties by Quain, they are still a demanding pathological entity. Their pathophysiology, accurate and prompt diagnosis, as well as successful and minimally invasive treatment, remain under investigation and see continuous progress. Current advances in these challenging areas are discussed in this review, which attempts to present an in-depth study of bezoars along with the well-established modalities and techniques.
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[A 67-year old man with epigastric pain]. Internist (Berl) 2017; 58:1207-1212. [PMID: 28523367 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-017-0257-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A 67-year-old man suffering from epigastric pain showed a phytobezoar in the endoscopy. Therapy with Coca Cola® and enzymes was initiated. The (partial) lysis led to a migration of the bezoar into the ileum, resulting in a small bowel obstruction. After removal of the remaining bezoar via ileotomy a secondary pneumatosis intestinalis occurred. As a rare finding the (phyto-)bezoar should be considered as a differential diagnosis of abdominal pain - especially considering the rising numbers of bariatric surgery, which is a potential risk factor. Furthermore, intestinal obstruction after migration has to be considered as a relevant complication of treatment.
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