Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52 , January 2008

Successful Treatment with a Combination of Endoscopic Injection and Irrigation with Coca Cola for Gastric Bezoar-induced Gastric Outlet Obstruction

  • Chen-Sheng Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chun-Fang Tung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chun-Fang Tung, Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Section 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan, R.O.C
    • ,
  • Yen-Chun Peng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wei-Keung Chow

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chi-Sen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wei-Hsiung Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 6 June 2007 ,Accepted 7 September 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70073-X

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70073-X

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 49-52 , January 2008

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