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Diabetic gastroparesis‐associated bezoar resolution via “cola‐lysis”
Author(s) -
Whitson Bryan A,
Asolati Massimo,
Kandaswamy Raja,
Sutherland David E.R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00763.x
Subject(s) - bezoar , medicine , gastroparesis , cola (plant) , gastroenterology , surgery , stomach , gastric emptying
Phytobezoars associated with diabetic gastroparesis are often sources of diminished quality of life for patients. Poor blood sugar control has been associated with increasing gastroparesis. For recipients of pancreas transplants to correct diabetes, phytobezoar treatment post‐transplant can typically be limited to invasive procedures and prokinetic agents. We present the case of an alternative treatment to phytobezoar, cola libation, i.e., “cola‐lysis.”