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ea0029p1498 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Changes in body composition in patients with acromegaly

Fujio S , Habu M , Yunoue S , Hirano H , Arimura H , Arita K

Introduction: With the advancement of surgical techniques and equipments, many patients with acromegaly have achieved complete remission after surgery. Normalization of growth hormone (GH) brings about improvement of vital prognosis, but recovery from high GH hematologic disease induces various abnormalities. We focused on the body weight and body composition of the patients with acromegaly and examined the post-surgical changes.Materials and Methods: 19...