ea0056p839 | Pituitary - Clinical | ECE2018
Bicer Buket
, Oz Gul Ozen
, Sen Nermin
, Oztop Hikmet
, Cander Soner
, Ersoy Canan
, Erturk Erdinc
Background: Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by sustained hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) with concomitant elevation of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) associated with acral enlargement, sleep apnea, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Its annual incidence is approximately six per million people. The most common cause of acromegaly is a somatotroph (growth hormone-secreting) adenoma of the anterior pituitary.Methods: A...