Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a common disease in acromegaly and it can persist during remission in up to 58% of the patients. Data regarding long term outcome of SAS in acromegalic patients are lacking. Moreover it is still unknown which component, either craniofacial deformation or soft tissue hypertrophy of the palate and upper airways, may play the major role in the pathogenesis of this complication.Aim: To assess the presence of SAS in a...