Giant rectal fecaloma treated with carbonated soft drink and argon plasma coagulation
Standard fecaloma fragmentation methods failed necessitating the injection of a carbonated soft drink (Coca-Cola<sup>®</sup>) into the lumen of the fecaloma and pouring its surface with it followed by the off-label use of argon plasma coagulation for full breakdown of the fecaloma.This highlights the importance of Coca-Cola<sup>®</sup> and argon plasma coagulation as adjunctive therapies in managing refractory fecalomas, with further studies needed to propose the mechanism by which these tools can trigger fecalomas breakdown.
Authors
- Elias Fiani
- Karam Karam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3499-6104)
- Ihab I. El Hajj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-7940)
- Philippe Attieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8491-0790)
Institutions
- University of Balamand (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2025_005280
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.81