Stellate ganglion block for the treatment of intractable hiccups: A case report.
10.17085/apm.2018.13.2.192
- Author:
Hee Won SON
1
;
Young Woo CHO
;
Young Ung KIM
;
Yong Joon SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea. ywcho67@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hiccup;
Lateral medullary syndrome;
Stellate ganglion;
Sympathetic nervous system
- MeSH:
Diaphragm;
Hiccup*;
Humans;
Lateral Medullary Syndrome;
Neck;
Nerve Block;
Neural Pathways;
Quality of Life;
Reflex;
Stellate Ganglion*;
Sympathetic Nervous System
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2018;13(2):192-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hiccups are an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm that may repeat several times per minute. In general, hiccups are very common, transient, and self-limited. However, if the condition persists longer than days or months, it impacts a patient's quality of life. Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic methods are used for the treatment of persistent or intractable hiccups. Nerve block and stimulation have been shown to be effective through neural pathway interruption or stimulation of the hiccup reflex arc. Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is an injection of local anesthetic adjacent to a group of nerves in the neck known as the stellate ganglion. The authors report a case of SGB as an effective treatment for a patient with intractable hiccups resulting from right lateral medullary syndrome.
