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Gastric Xylobezoar Treated with Continuous Enteral Coca-Cola® Infusion.

Case Rep Pediatr

August 2022

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, Nutrition University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa, USA.

Xylobezoar is a rare clinical condition in which undigested paper becomes trapped in the gastrointestinal tract causing varying degrees of gastrointestinal obstruction. This condition can be suspected in children with a history of gastric surgeries, decreased gastrointestinal motility, or pica. Xylobezoar presents with symptoms ranging from chronic abdominal pain to gastrointestinal perforation.

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