Beyaz, Serbulent GokhanTufek, AdnanTokgoz, OrhanKaraman, Haktan2024-04-242024-04-2420112005-91592093-0569https://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2011.24.2.105https://hdl.handle.net/11468/19245Hiccups have more than 100 etiologies. The most common etiology has gastrointestinal origins, related mainly to gastric distention and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Intractable hiccups are rare but may present as a severe symptom of various diseases. Hiccups are mostly treated with non-invasive or pharmacological therapies. If these therapies fail, invasive methods should be used. Here, we present a patient on whom we performed a blockage of the phrenic nerve with the guidance of a nerve stimulator. The patient also had pneumothorax as a complication. Three hours after intervention, a tube thoracostomy was performed. One week later, the patient was cured and discharged from the hospital. In conclusion, a stimulator provides the benefit of localizing the phrenic nerve, which leads to diaphragmatic contractions. Patients with thin necks have more risk of pneumothorax during phrenic nerve location.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseHiccupPhrenic NervePneumothoraxStimulatorArticle242105107WOS:0004088878000072-s2.0-848610115532171660810.3344/kjp.2011.24.2.105Q1N/A