Baclofen-responsive hiccups after esophageal stenting for malignancy-related dysphagia.

Baclofen-responsive hiccups after esophageal stenting for malignancy-related dysphagia.

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2016 Apr;29(2):150

Authors: Sharma V, De A, Lamoria S, Lamba BM

Abstract
Hiccups can have multiple causes, including esophageal lesions. Hiccups after insertion of self-expanding metallic stents have been reported occasionally following stenting for lesions of the gastroesophageal junction. We report a patient who developed hiccups after insertion of a stent for squamous cell carcinoma of the proximal esophagus. The hiccups responded only to the initiation of baclofen therapy.

PMID: 27034549 [PubMed]

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