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. 2008 Dec 11;1(1):385.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-385.

Persimmon bezoar successfully treated by oral intake of Coca-Cola: a case report

Kazuki Hayashi  1 , Hirotaka Ohara, Itaru Naitoh, Fumihiro Okumura, Tomoaki Andoh, Takafumi Itoh, Takahiro Nakazawa, Takashi Joh
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Persimmon bezoar successfully treated by oral intake of Coca-Cola: a case report

Kazuki Hayashi et al. Cases J. .

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.

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The bezoar was dark green in color and extremely hard. A large amount of residue was present in the stomach.
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The major axis of the bezoar was found to be 7 cm by X-ray examination.
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The bezoar decreased in size to a major axis of 4 cm and showed a softening trend. Therefore lithotripsy was carried out using forceps.
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