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ArticleCureus2025

Rethinking Cholecystitis: A Case Where Hiccups Told the Story.

Archit Garg, Abhishek Chouthai, Marcella Pimpinelli, Alana Barofsky, Arkady Broder

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Archit GargInternal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Abhishek ChouthaiGastroenterology, Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Marcella PimpinelliGastroenterology, Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Alana BarofskyInternal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Arkady BroderDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute cholecystitis due to inflammation of the gallbladder typically presents with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. However, elderly patients with comorbidities can present with atypical symptoms like generalized malaise or confusion, making diagnosis challenging. Here, we present a unique case of acute cholecystitis presenting solely with persistent hiccups. The diagnosis was confirmed with imaging, and it was managed conservatively with a resolution of hiccups. This highlights the importance of keeping broad differentials and using prudent imaging, especially in the elderly, to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.

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acute calculous cholecystitisacute hiccupsatypical presentationdiabetes mellitus type 2elderly populationgallstone cholecystitisintractable hiccups

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