Acupuncture for persistent postoperative hiccup

A Case of Persistent Hiccup

A Case of Persistent Hiccup after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A 79-year-old man, with history of recent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, came to our attention for persistent hiccup, dysphonia, and dysphagia. Noninvasive imaging studies showed a nodular lesion in the right hepatic lobe with transdiaphragmatic infiltration and increased tracer uptake on positron emission tomography. Suspecting a malignant lesion and given the difficulty of performing a percuta...

Preoperative acupuncture: postoperative analgesia?

In the linked study by Coura and collaborators , it is reported that acupuncture the day before surgery can reduce postoperative pain (see article on page 16). 1 Although the study is small and there are gender differences between the groups, the fi ndings are novel, suggesting that acupuncture may be used the day before surgery rather than given in the immediate preoperative period. This sugge...

Acupuncture for Postoperative of Plastic Surgery

Received: October 04 2016; Accepted: October 26, 2016; Published: November 01, 2016 In recent years, plastic surgery has been gaining prominence and its techniques presenting important improvements. With the increasing number of plastic surgeries and the proliferation of information about them, we also noticed that is necessary to offer these patients in new ways to experience the postoperative...

Baclofen therapy for chronic hiccup.

Chronic hiccup is a rare but potentially severe condition, that can be symptomatic of a variety of diseases, or idiopathic. Many therapeutic interventions have been reported, most often as case reports. Among other drugs, baclofen has been suggested as a therapy for chronic hiccup. In a large series of patients, we have evaluated its therapeutic position. In patients with chronic hiccup, define...