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. 2012 Nov;8(11):770-2.

Gastric phytobezoar dissolution with ingestion of diet coke and cellulase

Scott J Kramer  1 , Mark B Pochapin  2
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Gastric phytobezoar dissolution with ingestion of diet coke and cellulase

Scott J Kramer et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2012 Nov.
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Figure 1
An endoscopic view of the gastric phytobezoar in Patient #3 before treatment (A). After treatment, there was complete resolution of the phytobezoar (B).
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