Unhappy new year: mochi-induced small bowel obstruction

According to previous studies, the incidence of mochi-induced SBO was highest in January (approximately 60%).1 4 5 This seasonal tendency may be unique to the Japanese population. The symptoms of mochi-induced SBO are not specific and are the same as those of usual postoperative adhesive bowel obstr...

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Published inBMJ Case Reports Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e243374
Main Authors Fujikawa, Hirohisa, Ishimaru, Naoki, Asakawa, Tomohiko, Araki, Makoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 27.04.2021
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Abdomen
Case reports
emergency medicine
Endoscopy
gastroenterology
general practice / family medicine
Humans
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Intestinal Obstruction
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestine, Small
Intestine, Small - diagnostic imaging
New year
Small intestine
East Asia
small intestine
gastroenterology
emergency medicine
general practice / family medicine
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Summary:According to previous studies, the incidence of mochi-induced SBO was highest in January (approximately 60%).1 4 5 This seasonal tendency may be unique to the Japanese population. The symptoms of mochi-induced SBO are not specific and are the same as those of usual postoperative adhesive bowel obstruction. [...]history of rice cake consumption and findings of imaging studies are the keys to diagnosis. Small bowel obstruction due to Mochi (rice cake): a case report and review of the literature.
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ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2021-243374