Acute Benign Hiccups- The Culprit Could Be A Horseshoe Kidney!

Authors

  • N. S. Neki Professor of Medicine, Govt.Medical College, Amritsar (India) Visiting Professor, James Cook University Hospital, UK & School of medicine, health&pharmacy, DURHAM, UK Visiting Professor, University of Mannitoba, Institute of cardiovascular sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, WINNIPEG, CANADA Fellow Endocrinology, P.G.I., Chandigarh
  • Gagandeep Singh Shergill Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical college and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar
  • Amritpal Singh Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical college and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar
  • Amanpreet Kaur Consultant Gynaecologist, Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh sahib, Punjab
  • Sharique Nizami Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, Mata Gujari Memorial Medical College and LSK hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar
  • Amandeep Singh Dhanju Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical college and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v7i11.3660

Abstract

From totally harmless and self limiting annoyance, hiccups (singultus) can be a sign of serious underlying disease. Horse shoe shaped kidney, being a precipitant and risk factor for urinary tract infection, could be one such etiology. We are presenting a case of young male adult who presented with acute hiccups as the solo complain and horseshoe kidney was detected in the work up.

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Author Biography

  • N. S. Neki, Professor of Medicine, Govt.Medical College, Amritsar (India) Visiting Professor, James Cook University Hospital, UK & School of medicine, health&pharmacy, DURHAM, UK Visiting Professor, University of Mannitoba, Institute of cardiovascular sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, WINNIPEG, CANADA Fellow Endocrinology, P.G.I., Chandigarh
    MD, DTN & H, FRCP (Edin), FRCP(Ire), FRCP(Glas), FRCP(London) FACP (USA), FACE(USA), FESC, FICP, FGSI, FRSM(London), FNCCP, FICN, FACN(USA)

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Published

2016-11-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 11 (2016): Nov

Section

Case Report

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Acute Benign Hiccups- The Culprit Could Be A Horseshoe Kidney!. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];7(11):815-6. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/3660