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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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Autores principales: Chiaghana, Chukwudi O., Bauerfeind, Julia M., Sulek, Cheri A., Goldstein, J. Christopher, Awoniyi, Caleb A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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