摘要A female patient was of the pregnancy for less than 24 weeks and suffered from adhesive ileus.The conservative treatment with acupuncture was selected to keep the fetus alive.A single-used filiform needle,0.30mm × 40mm was used.Zúsānlī (足三里 ST 36),Shàngjùxū (上巨虚 ST 37),Tàichōng(太冲 LR 3) and Zhīgōu(支沟 TE 6) were selected bilaterally.At each acupoint,the needle was inserted rapidly and manipulated with the twisting,lifting and thrusting techniques to induce mild stimulation.Additionally,the electric stimulation was added at ST 36 and ST 37,with the continuous wave,60 times per minute in frequency.The needles were retained for 25 min in each treatment.During the hospital stay,the treatment was given once every day and the condition of the disorder was observed carefully.The patient was discharged from the hospital in her 30 weeks of pregnancy.Afterward,acupuncture treatment was given once every one or two days in clinic till the weeks 34 of pregnancy.After acupuncture treatment,the conditions of abdominal distention,enteric flatus and defecation were relieved sustainably through to the cesarean section in weeks 34 of pregnancy.Both the patient and her infant were healthy when discharged.It was proved that acupuncture therapy was applicable and effective in the pregnant patient with ileus.