Pre-and post-operative respiratory assessment of acromegalics with sleep apnea - Bedside oximetric study for transsphenoidal approach

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Saeki, Naokatsu ^b   Isono, Shiroh ^c   Tanaka, Akiko ^c   Nishino, Takashi ^c   Higuchi, Yoshinori ^c   Uchino, Yoshio ^c   Iuchi, Toshihiko ^c   Murai, Hisayuki ^c   Tatsuno, Ichiro ^c   Yasuda, Toshiyuki ^a   Yamaura, Akira ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Growth hormone; Sleep apnea; Sleep study

Indexed keywords

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CASE REPORT; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MONITORING; OXIMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REM SLEEP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

EID: 17544401386     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.47.supplmarch_s61     Document Type: Article

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