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Disimpaction of fecaloma with Coca-Cola® injection

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Fecalomas are hard stool formations, accumulated primarily in the distal colon and rectum, which can cause intestinal obstruction and serious complications. They commonly occur in the elderly or neuropsychiatric patients. Management is usually conservative, but when this is insufficient, surgical intervention may be required. We present the case of a 75-year-old man with constipation of two weeks' duration. After an abdominal CT scan revealed a large fecaloma, conservative treatment was initiated, with no resolution of the condition. Subsequently, endoscopic treatment was performed with Coca-Cola® injections in several areas of the fecaloma, successfully breaking it up and thus normalizing the patient's bowel movement.

Source: Revista Andaluza de Patología Digestiva

DOI: 10.37352/2025484.3

Authors: J Vergara Ramos, AJ Abraldes Bechiarelli, MA Rodríguez Amado, A Pérez Monzú, C Rodríguez Ramos

Institution: Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar

Language: English

Topic: Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

Subfield: Gastroenterology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4413909485

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