[A diseased esophagus is frequently the cause of chronic hiccup. A prospective study of 184 cases]. / Le hoquet chronique est souvent une maladie oesophagienne. Une étude prospective de 184 cas.
Presse Med
; 39(6): e141-6, 2010 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-20427147
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Chronic hiccup, defined as repetitive hiccup spells during more than 48 h, is an uncommon and neglected pathological condition, in which preliminary findings suggested an upper digestive origin.METHODS:
We prospectively included 184 rebel chronic hiccups in this clinical and endoscopic study. Our rule of thumb was to consider upper digestive findings as first-rank in imputability and thus to treat them in priority. If treatment failed or no abnormality was found in the upper digestive tract, a neurological survey was done and baclofen tried.RESULTS:
We thus discovered upper digestive abnormalities in 80% of the patients and the treatment rule yielded 66% of success, including 48 complete remissions and 116 partial remissions. There were 20 failures, generally due to untreatable neurological diseases such as brain tumors.CONCLUSION:
A diseased esophagus is frequently the cause of chronic hiccup.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades del Esófago
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Hipo
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Presse Med
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia