Treatment of intractable hiccup: clinical experience with eight patients

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  • ENOMOTO Sumie
    Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • TERADA Satoshi
    Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • KIMURA Rie
    Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • HAYASHI Eiji
    Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • ARAI Takero
    Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
  • OKUDA Yasuhisa
    Department of Anesthesiology, Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital

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  • 難治性吃逆患者8例の治療経験
  • 症例 難治性吃逆患者8例の治療経験
  • ショウレイ ナンチセイ シャックリ カンジャ 8レイ ノ チリョウ ケイケン

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Intractable hiccups are a relatively uncommon condition characterized by involuntary, spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm that may last for more than 48 hours or even more than 2 months. We reviewed the medical records of 8 patients with intractable hiccup who were introduced to our pain clinic. Phrenic nerve block and baclofen were effective in 6 patients, but ineffective in the other 2. Our cases showed that that the combination of baclofen and phrenic nerve block could significantly improve the quality of life for a patient with intractable hiccups.

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