Bilateral Phrenic Nerve Block For the Treatment of Intractable Hiccup in a Palliative Care Patient: A Case Report

Hiccup is the characteristic voice caused by the sudden closure of the glottis during the contraction of the muscles of respiration especially diaphragm. It usually ends spontaneously in a short time. If it lasts more than one month, it is called as intractable hiccup. Intractable hiccups may lead t...

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Main Authors: Mustafa SÜREN, Vildan KÖLÜKÇÜ, Selim ADATEPE, Serkan DOĞRU, Ahmet AKBAŞ, İsmail OKAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2019-07-01
Series:Bezmiâlem Science
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Online Access: http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/bilateral-phrenic-nerve-block-for-the-treatment-of/28233