%0 Journal Article
%T Intractable Hiccups, an Unusual Presentation of Renal Cell Carcinoma
%A Isaac Obeng Asiedu
%A James Edward Mensah
%A Bernard Toboh
%A Marian Harrison
%A Ekins Kuuzie
%A Matthew Kyei
%A Yaw Amoah
%A Kenneth Klufio
%J Open Journal of Urology
%P 271-275
%@ 2160-5629
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oju.2022.125027
%X 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.
%K Hiccups
%K Intractable Hiccups
%K Renal Tumour
%K Case Report
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=117299