PALLIATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PERSISTENT HICCUPS IN A PATIENT WITH PROSTATE CANCER AFTER ROBOTIC PROSTATECTOMY
Mohanned Mohammed Alamin, Sami Ayed Alshammary*
ABSTRACT
Persistent hiccups are an uncommon problem in terminally ill patients. We report our management of persistent hiccups in a 63-year- old man following a long robotic prostatectomy for advanced prostate cancer. Several measures and drugs were tried before introducing gabapentin and dexamethasone for the treatment of persistent hiccups.
Keywords: Robotic prostatectomy, gabapentin, dexamethasone, persistent hiccups, palliative care.
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