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Gabapentin in the Treatment of Persistent Hiccups in Advanced Malignancy

Hiccups are a distressing symptom in advanced malignancies in the setting of palliative care. A case of persistent hiccups treated with oral Gabapentin is presented to highlight the clinical and ethical dilemmas in patients with advanced malignancy. A 70-year-old male with non-small cell cancer of t...

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Autor principal: Menon, Mahesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3477368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23093831
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-1075.100839