American
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, March 2014, vol./is. 31/2(220-4)
Rizzo C,
Vitale C, Montagnini M
Often
thought of as a benign and self-limited condition, hiccups can become
persistent or intractable, and thus be associated with substantial morbidity
and distress. The authors present a case of intractable hiccups in a patient with an advanced
hematological malignancy and review specific therapies for the management of
persistent hiccups.