• JACEP · Sep 1979

    Case Reports

    Hiccups: an unusual manifestation of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

    • R J Stine and S J Trued.
    • JACEP. 1979 Sep 1; 8 (9): 368-70.

    AbstractA patient with hiccups was found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm that subsequently ruptured. We believe that a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm led to an ileus-induced distention of the splenic flexure of the colon with consequent diaphragmatic irritation and phrenic nerve stimulation. This led to persistent hiccups as a result of repetitive stimulation of the reflex arc mediating hiccups. Persistent hiccups require investigation for an underlying organic etiology, and a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm should be included in the differential diagnosis.

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