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영남의대학술지 Vol.24_No.2 Suppl. P.S683-688, Dec. 2007
Case Report
코카콜라 주입치료 도중 회장폐쇄를 일으킨 위석 1 예
A Case of Gastric Bezoar Causing Ileal Obstruction During Treatment with Coca-Cola
이준영, 김승범, 이상훈, 문희정, 은종렬, 김태년, 장병익
영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
책임저자：장병익, 대구광역시 남구 대명동 317-1, 영남대학교 의과대학 내과학교실
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E-mail: jbi@med.yu.ac.kr
December 30, 2007
Abstract
Gastric bezoars are usually occur in patients who have undergone gastric surgery and have delayed gastric emptying. Recently, the efficacy of nasogastric lavage or endoscopic injection therapy with Coca-Cola has been reported. But the complication like intestinal obstruction has poorly been reported. We report a case of gastric bezoar causing ileal obstruction during treatment with oral administration and endoscopic injection of Coca-Cola. A 53-year-old man was referred because of epigastric pain for a day. He had a history of subtotal gastrectomy with gastroduodenostomy since 8 years ago. On upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, about 6cm sized, dark-greenish hard bezoar was impacted at gastric antrum and about 3-5cm sized three bezoars were found at body. We injected Coca-Cola into the bezoar through the endoscopy and the patient was instructed to drink four liters of Coca-Cola per day. On the 12th day of admission, the patient complained severe abdominal pain. On plain abdominal X-ray and CT scan, small bowel obstruction at proximal ileum with bezoar was suspected and exploration was performed. About 4cm sized two bezoars were impacted at proximal ileum, and small bowel resection with primary closure after removal of bezoar was performed. The patient was discharged on the 10th postoperative day without any complication.
Key Words: Phytobezoars, Coca-Cola, Endoscopy, Obstruction
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