Clinical Case Reports (Mar 2024)

Rice cake ileus

  • Osamu Imataki,
  • Makiko Uemura

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8587
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message Japanese rice cake, mochi, is made from glutinous rice, a very sticky food. Mochi is a popular preserved food during the New Year holiday celebration. However, mochi can be hazardous because of lethal choking or ileus.

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