Retained rice cake in the stomach leading to potential intestinal obstruction.

Akihiro SaitsuNorihiro KojimaKotaro Kunitomo

Published in: Journal of general and family medicine (2022)

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.

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