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