A SGB treatment case of a patient's postoperative intractable hiccup: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 277-279, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-15118
ABSTRACT
Hiccups occur due to sudden glottic closure connected to inspiratory muscle and diaphragm's involuntary spasm. Hiccups have been known to be caused organically, psychologically, and by some unknown causes, yet, their pathophysiologic mechanism is still unknown. There are non-drug treatments such as hyperventilation, drinking water, pharynx and larynx stimulation, and Valsalva maneuver and drug treatments such as antipsychotics and antiepileptics. Nerve block can be also considered. A 67-year-old man, who was hospitalized due to his months' long hiccup, had begun hiccups 5-6 months after an operation of radical subtotal gastrectomy with Billroth I anastomosis due to his early gastric cancer. During follow-ups of 4 weeks and 12 weeks after one treatment of bilateral SGB, the patient no longer complained hiccups. In conclusion, SGB treatment for intractable hiccup is an alternative method to palliative therapy or pharmacotherapy when either method is ineffective as a cure.
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Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Pharynx
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Spasm
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Stellate Ganglion
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Antipsychotic Agents
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Drinking Water
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Gastroenterostomy
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gastrectomy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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