Recurrent intractable hiccups treated by cervical phrenic nerve block under electromyography: report of a case.
Intractable or persistent hiccups require intensive or invasive treatments. The use of a phrenic nerve block or destructive treatment for intractable hiccups has been reported to be a useful and discrete method that might be valuable to patients with this distressing problem and for whom diverse management efforts have failed. We herein report a successful treatment using a removable and adjustable ligature for the phrenic nerve in a patient with recurrent and intractable hiccups, which was employed under the guidance of electromyography.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea. sagoon@catholic.ac.kr.
Young Jo
YJ
Sa
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea.
Dae Heon
DH
Song
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea.
Jae Jun
JJ
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea.
Young Du
YD
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea.
Chi Kyung
CK
Kim
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-701, Republic of Korea. swmoon@catholic.ac.kr.|Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, 180 Wangsan-ro, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul, 130-709, Republic of Korea. swmoon@catholic.ac.kr.
Seok Whan
SW
Moon
D004576:Electromyography; D006606:Hiccup / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Electromyography; Hiccup; Phrenic nerve; Surgery; Trauma