Open AccessRetained rice cake in the stomach leading to potential intestinal obstruction
Author(s) -
Saitsu Akihiro,
Kojima Norihiro,
Kunitomo Kotaro
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.548
Subject(s) - medicine , nausea , stomach , abdominal pain , vomiting , surgery , gastroenterology
A 66‐year‐old Japanese woman presented with upper abdominal pain and nausea after having eaten several rice cakes. An abdominal CT scan showed retained rice cakes in the stomach, which led to intestinal obstruction three days later.