ea0037ep798 | Pituitary: clinical | ECE2015
Valassi Elena
, Crespo Iris
, Aulinas Anna
, Urgell Eulalia
, Malouf Jorge
, Llauger Jaume
, Marin Ana Maria
, Biagetti Betina
, Webb Susan M
Introduction: Acromegaly is associated with increased bone turnover and skeletal fragility. Although the GH/IGF1 system plays an important role in bone homeostasis, effects of GH excess on the Wnt signalling pathway are to be determined. Bone quantitative CT (QCT) provides a volumetric, tridimensional measure of bone mass at the trabecular and cortical level.Aim: i) To compare volumetric bone density (vBMD) using QCT in patients with acromegaly vs gender...