“…8,9 Such cases have only been reported when the hiccups are defined as intractable (more than one month) or persistent (more than 48 hours). 8,9 The patient in this case did not meet criteria as his hiccup episodes spontaneously resolved within 48 hours, but this etiology cannot be completely eliminated either. It is likely that the development of the patient's symptoms was multifactorial, with anesthesia or surgery related microtrauma (tracheal, esophageal, to the lamina papyracea) with post-operative severe hiccups being the final insult, exacerbating the degree of injury and leading to the development of subcutaneous diffuse emphysema.…”