diospyros and Abdominal-Pain

Gastric bezoars are concretions of undigested material, and Coca-Cola therapy is an easy, efficacious and safe approach for bezoar treatment. Gastric outlet obstruction due to a migratory gastric bezoar during Coca-Cola therapy is an uncommon presentation and, to the best of our knowledge, no cases have been previously reported. We herein describe one such case with no known predisposing factors that recovered via the endoscopic technique. A thorough literature search was performed, which yielded eight relevant patients from seven publications, all of who developed gastrointestinal obstruction during dissolution treatment and recovered uneventfully after surgical intervention. In conclusion, this potential complication should be kept in mind in the event that alternative treatment is necessary.

Topics: Abdominal Pain; Aged, 80 and over; Bezoars; Carbonated Beverages; Cola; Diospyros; Endoscopy; Female; Gastric Outlet Obstruction; Humans; Radiography; Therapeutic Irrigation; Treatment Outcome