The problem of unrecognized acromegaly: surgeries patients undergo prior to diagnosis of acromegaly

Keskin, Faik; Yetkin, D.; Ozkaya, HANDE; Haliloglu, O.; Sadri, S.; Gazioglu, N.; Tanriover, NECMETTİN; Ak, H.; Hatipoglu, E.; Kadioglu, PINAR

doi:10.1007/s40618-015-0245-3

The problem of unrecognized acromegaly: surgeries patients undergo prior to diagnosis of acromegaly

Keskin F., Yetkin D. O., Ozkaya H. M., Haliloglu O., Sadri S., Gazioglu N., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, cilt.38, sa.6, ss.695-700, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s40618-015-0245-3
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.695-700
Anahtar Kelimeler: Acromegaly, Diagnosis, Initial symptoms, Surgery, SLEEP-APNEA, EPIDEMIOLOGY, FEATURES
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose To reveal the variety of symptoms experienced by patients before acromegaly diagnosis and to emphasize unneeded surgeries that patients undergo related to acromegaly prior to diagnosis of the disease.