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Evaluation of Acromegaly patients with sleep disturbance related symptoms

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It is known that the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increased in acromegaly. Craniofacial anomalies, macroglossia, and thickening of the laryngeal wall caused by the increase in soft tissue in these patients lead to OSA. Also, the increase in growth hormone...

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Autores principales: Celik, Deniz, Duyar, Sezgi Sahin, Aksu, Funda, Firat, Selma, Ciftci, Bulent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publications 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8281146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34290801
http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.4.4229