Bezoar in a Pediatric Oncology Patient Treated with Coca-Cola

Naramore, Sara; Virojanapa, Amy; Bell, Moshe D.; Jhaveri, Punit

doi:10.1159/000431217

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“…According to their composition, bezoars are classified as phytobezoars (composed of indigestible food particles found in vegetable or fruit fibers), lactobezoars (composed of undigested milk and mucus), pharmacobezoars (concretions of various medications), trichobezoars (composed of hair), worm bezoars (composed of dead ascaris), and others, such as those composed of a mixture of hair and plant fibers. [ 9 – 11 ]…”

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“…Sodium bicarbonate [ 24 ] and some carbonated beverages [ 9 , 25 – 27 ] have been widely reported as treatments for bezoars, either as sole treatment or in combination with endoscopy. The mechanism of these treatments may be that these substances increase bezoar digestion due to dissolution by sodium bicarbonate and loosening of the bezoar structure by carbon dioxide bubbles.…”

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Endoscopic retrieval of gastric trichophytobezoar

Zhao

Wang

2017

Medicine

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Endoscopic retrieval of gastric trichophytobezoar

Zhao

Wang

2017

Medicine

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“…Bu nedenle fitobezoarlar daha sık görülmektedir ve neredeyse tüm bezoar tiplerinin yarısını fitobezoarlar oluşturmaktadır 1 . Literatürde, özellikle mide yerleşimli fitobezoarların asitli içecekler ile konservatif olarak tedavi edilebileceğini savunan çalışmalar bulunmaktadır [27][28][29] . Ancak bu tedavi yöntemi, elektif vakalarda önerilmektedir.…”

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Evaluation of acute intestinal obstruction cases due to gastrointestinal bezoars: 5-year-experience

Tıhan¹,

Dilektaşlı²,

Doğan³

2016

Kafkas J Med Sci

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AIM: Acute mechanic intestinal obstruction is one of the common cause of acute abdomen. Its diagnosis is relatively easy. Yet, sometimes recognize the main cause of intestinal obstruction couldn't be possible proeoperatively. Rate of intestinal obstruction due to bezoars is up to 4%. Obstructive bezoars needs usually surgical interventions. METHODS: Data of patients who admitted to emergency room with intestinal obstructions between 2011-2016 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic data, comorbidities and clinic prognosis of patients with ileus due to bezoars were investigated. Asymptomatic and/or elective patients were excluded from study. RESULTS: Eleven male (64.7%), six female (35.3%); 17 patients were included to the study. Mean patient's age was 56.82±16.97 (17-82) years. In six patients (35.3%) additionnal pathologies were identified and most common comorbidities were diabetes (17.6%) and dementia (11.8%). Computed tomography was performed in 15 patients (88.2%) presurgically. In 12 patients (80%) who underwent tomography, gastrointestinal bezoars which were being responsible from intestinal obstruction were detected. In five patients (29.5%) definitive diagnosis were odtained during surgery. Eleven patients underwent bezoar extirpation with enterotomy. In one patient, totally laparoscopic enterotomy was performed. Bezoar was milked to the colon in a patient. Bezoars were located in stomach in two patients; gastrotomy were performed. In an elderly patient, there were gastric and ileal synchronous bezoars; patient underwent Roux-Y gastrojejunostomy. Fifteen of bezoars (88.2%) were originated from undigested fibers. Main reason of bezoars were tricophagy in two patients (11.8%). Median length of hospital stay was found 4 days (2-11). In only one patient superficial surgical site infection was occured. CONCLUSION: It's not quite easy to diagnose presurgically acute intestinal obstruction due to bezoars in consequence of lack of specific clinical and radiologic findings. Knowing the main reason of intestinal obstruction in such patients allows the surgeon to plan more accurate approaches.

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“…Literatürde, özellikle mide yerleşimli fitobezoarların asitli içecekler ile konservatif olarak tedavi edilebileceğini savunan çalışmalar bulunmaktadır [27][28][29] . Ancak bu tedavi yöntemi, elektif vakalarda önerilmektedir.…”

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