Intractable Hiccups, an Unusual Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma  

作　　者：Isaac Obeng Asiedu James Edward Mensah Bernard Toboh Marian Harrison Ekins Kuuzie Matthew Kyei Yaw Amoah Kenneth Klufio Isaac Obeng Asiedu;James Edward Mensah;Bernard Toboh;Marian Harrison;Ekins Kuuzie;Matthew Kyei;Yaw Amoah;Kenneth Klufio(Department of Urology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)

机构地区：[1]Department of Urology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana

出　　处：《Open Journal of Urology》2022年第5期271-275,共5页泌尿学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Hiccups are involuntary spasms of the diaphragm with closure of the glottis. This involves a complex neural pathway which includes the phrenic, vagus and the sympathetic pathways, it is usually self-limiting and resolves within a few minutes after onset. Hiccups are described as chronic when it lasts more than 48 hours and intractable when it persists for more than a month. Intractable hiccups are said to have an organic cause in 80% of cases and the remaining 20% psychogenic in origin, Some of the organic causes of intractable hiccups include: liver cancer, adrenal tumours, and kidney tumours. We present a case of right renal cell carcinoma which presented as intractable hiccups and was successfully managed by performing a radical right nephrectomy.Hiccups are involuntary spasms of the diaphragm with closure of the glottis. This involves a complex neural pathway which includes the phrenic, vagus and the sympathetic pathways, it is usually self-limiting and resolves within a few minutes after onset. Hiccups are described as chronic when it lasts more than 48 hours and intractable when it persists for more than a month. Intractable hiccups are said to have an organic cause in 80% of cases and the remaining 20% psychogenic in origin, Some of the organic causes of intractable hiccups include: liver cancer, adrenal tumours, and kidney tumours. We present a case of right renal cell carcinoma which presented as intractable hiccups and was successfully managed by performing a radical right nephrectomy.

关 键 词：HICCUPS Intractable Hiccups Renal Tumour Case Report 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]