2019 Volume 44 Issue 1 Pages 38-42
A 51-year-old man without any history of previous surgery visited our hospital complaining of abdominal pain and vomiting. His last meal was “Shabu-shabu,” which he had consumed the previous night. He presented with abdominal swelling and had pain and tenderness below the umbilicus. Abdominal X-ray revealed niveau formation and abdominal-enhanced CT revealed distension and no evidence of strangulation of the small intestine. On the following day, a long tube was inserted. However, his abdominal pain did not improve, and emergent surgery was performed on the fourth day of admission. Two soft lumps were detected at the end of the distended small intestine (120 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve). Ileotomy was performed to remove the lumps and suture the ileal wound. After the operation, the patient revealed that he had eaten a large amount of “Jew’s ear.” In Japan, there has been no report yet of ileus caused by Jew’s ear. In this paper, we present a case of ileus induced by Jew’s ear, with bibliographic consideration.
