How good is cola for dissolution of gastric phytobezoars?

Table 1 Basal characteristics of 17 consecutive patients

Case no.	Gender	Age	Symptoms	Duration (d)	Comorbidity	Type of bezoar	Endoscopic findings	Size of bezoar
CD group
1	F	69	Indigestion	21	None	Phytobezoar	GU	Above 50%
2	F	62	Epigastric soreness	21	DM	Phytobezoar	GU	Above 50%
3	F	49	Indigestion, epigastric soreness	14	DM	Phytobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Below 50%
4	F	51	Indigestion	20	DM	Phytobezoar	GU	Below 50%
PD group
5	M	48	Epigastric soreness	8	None	Phytobezoar	DU scar with stenosis	Below 50%
6	F	57	Indigestion	21	None	Diospyrobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Above 50%
7	M	71	Indigestion	90	None	Diospyrobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Below 50%
8	F	65	Epigastric soreness	10	HTN	Diospyrobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Above 50%
9	F	61	Indigestion	14	DM	Diospyrobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Below 50%
10	F	57	Indigestion	21	None	Diospyrobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Below 50%
11	F	67	Epigastric soreness	60	DM	Diospyrobezoar	GU	Below 50%
12	M	63	Epigastric soreness	21	HTN	Phytobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Above 50%
13	M	78	Indigestion	30	DM	Diospyrobezoar	GU	Above 50%
14	F	75	Epigastric soreness	90	DM	Diospyrobezoar	None	Below 50%
15	F	54	None	7	HTN	Diospyrobezoar	GU	Below 50%
16	F	61	Nausea and vomiting	7	None	Diospyrobezoar	GU	Below 50%
17	M	63	Epigastric soreness	30	None	Diospyrobezoar	Pyloric stenosis	Above 50%

GU: Gastric ulcer; DM: Diabetes mellitus; CD: Complete dissolution; PD: Partial dissolution.