Research Article
The Combination Therapy of Dissolution Using Carbonated Liquid and Endoscopic Procedure for Bezoars: Pragmatical and Clinical Review
Table 3
Comparison of clinical characteristics between dissolution therapy and combination therapy groups.
| | Dissolution therapy group () | Combination therapy group () |
| Etiology | | | Persimmon | 8 (38%) | 21 (62%) | Green tea or juice | 0 | 2 (6%) | Medication | 0 | 1 (3%) | N/A | 13 (62%) | 10 (29%) | Total administration amount of carbonated drinks (mL) | 3,738 | 4,878 | Endoscopic procedure time (min) | — | 52 | Length of hospital stay (day) | 9.3 | 4.6 | Outcome | | | Success | 20 (95%) | 33 (97%) | Failure | 1 (5%, surgically removed) | 1 (3%, surgically removed) | Size of bezoar (median, cm) | 4.5 | 7 |
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