ea0041ep886 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2016
Maffezzoni Filippo
, Frara Stefano
, Maria Formenti Anna
, Mezzone Monica
, Cerri Luigi
, Porcelli Teresa
, Doglietto Francesco
, Maroldi Roberto
, Mazziotti Gherardo
, Giustina Andrea
Acromegaly is associated with skeletal fragility and high risk of vertebral fractures (VFs), but the determinants of such a risk are still under investigation and it is not clear whether replacement therapies of coexistent hypopituitarism may influence prevalence and incidence of VFs. In this cross sectional study, fourty acromegaly patients (24 M, 16 F; median age, 57 years; range, 2572), 20 with active disease, were evaluated for the effects of replacement therapy of c...