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Acromegaly discovered during a routine out-patient surgical procedure: a case report
BACKGROUND: Acromegaly is a rare syndrome in which there is unregulated hypersecretion of growth hormone. The anesthetic management of patients with this disorder is particularly challenging due to pre-existing cardiovascular and respiratory dysfunction, as well as recognized difficulties with airwa...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5482957/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28645320 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1338-8 |