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[Pregnancy in active acromegaly]
, 2008 A 29-year-old woman with a long-lasting history of oligoamenorrhea, fell pregnant shortly after being diagnosed with acromegaly. LABORATORY TESTS AND IMAGING: A high IGF-1 concentration and an oral glucose tolerance test confirmed the diagnosis.
Christ, E, Sahli, R
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Head &Neck, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 1088-1096, April 2026.ABSTRACT Background To evaluate postoperative health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) for pituitary adenoma patients, multidimensional assessment is important. Available data is limited on long‐term follow‐up. Methods Prospectively, 52 nonfunctioning (NFA) and functioning (FA) pituitary adenoma patients were included.
Gonneke E. Joustra +7 more
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Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2012 Acromegaly, or hypersomatotropism, results from chronic, excessive secretion of growth hormone in the adult animal. The anabolic effects of growth hormone are exerted through the intermediary hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1, which is produced in the liver under the influence of growth hormone.
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Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2017 A male patient presented at the age of 30 with classic clinical features of acromegaly and was found to have elevated growth hormone levels, not suppressing during an oral glucose tolerance test.
Nikolaos Kyriakakis +6 more
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Somatostatin receptor ligands in acromegaly: clinical response and factors predicting resistance
, 2017 Introduction: Somatostatin (SST) receptor ligands (SRL), in particular those of first generation (Octreotide and Lanreotide), are widely used in medical treatment of acromegaly, but they assure biochemical control of disease (and the possibility of an ...
Paragliola, Rosa Maria +1 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease and a major global health issue that has reached alarming levels. Developing countries including Nepal face particular challenges due to financial constraints in disease management.
Dinesh Kumar Lamsal +7 more
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JBMR Plus, 2019 Long‐standing growth hormone (GH) excess causes the skeletal clinical signs of acromegaly with typical changes in bone geometry, including increased cortical bone thickness (CBT).
Kristin Godang +8 more
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Current treatment of Acromegaly
, 2019 Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disordered, cause by excessive production of Growth Hormone usually by pituitary adenoma. The most common finding is the enlargement of the extremities hence the name “acromegaly”.
Kounnas, Ioannis
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Prevalence of thyroid diseases in patients with acromegaly: results of an Italian multi-center study
, 2002 Acromegaly is frequently associated with the presence of thyroid disorders, however the exact prevalence is still controversial. An Italian multicenter study was performed on 258 patients with active acromegaly (high levels of IGF-I and lack of ...
E. Martino +14 more
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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.We report a genetically confirmed case of adult‐onset congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) in a 69‐year‐old man whose condition became clinically manifest following transsphenoidal surgery for a pituitary microadenoma, complicated by high‐grade atrioventricular block and recurrent postoperative type 2 respiratory failure.
Sushil Agwan +2 more
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