J Voice 2020 Jan 28
Voice Characteristics in Patients with Acromegaly during Treatment.
Wolters TLC, Roerink SHPP, Drenthen LCA, Wagenmakers MAEM, van den Broek GB, Rutten KIM, Herruer JM, Hermus ARMM, Netea-Maier RT
Active acromegaly is characterized by Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-1 excess. Voice complaints are common in active acromegaly a ...
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Hormones (Athens) 2020 Jan 31
An early scientific report on acromegaly: solving an intriguing endocrinological (c)old case?
Quaranta M, Orsini E, Zoli M, Ratti S, Maltoni L, Leonardi L, Manzoli L
We present and discuss a late-nineteenth century clinical case described by Professor Taruffi in a scientific paper titled "Scheletro con prosopoectas ...
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Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020 Jan 28
Italian Association Of Clinical Endocrinologists (Ame) And Italian Aace Chapter Position Statement For Clinical Practice: Acromegaly - Part 2: Therapeutic Issues.
Cozzi R, Ambrosio MR, Attanasio R, Bozzao A, De Marinis L, De Menis E, Guastamacchia E, Lania A, Lasio G, Logoluso F, Maffei P, Poggi M, Toscano V, Zini M, Chanson P, Katznelson L
Any newly diagnosed patient should be referred to a multidisciplinary team experienced in the treatment of pituitary adenomas. The therapeutic managem ...
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J. Endocrinol. Invest. 2020 Jan 28
The haemostatic system in acromegaly: a single-centre case-control study.
Campello E, Marobin M, Barbot M, Radu CM, Voltan G, Spiezia L, Gavasso S, Ceccato F, Scaroni C, Simioni P
Although the mortality from acromegaly is due in most cases to an increased cardiovascular risk, no study has globally evaluated the haemostatic balan ...
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Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020 Jan 26
ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS (AME) and ITALIAN AACE CHAPTER POSITION STATEMENT FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE: ACROMEGALY - PART 1: DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL ISSUES.
Cozzi R, Ambrosio MR, Attanasio R, Bozzao A, De Marinis L, De Menis E, Guastamacchia E, Lania A, Lasio G, Logoluso F, Maffei P, Poggi M, Toscano V, Zini M, Chanson P, Katznelson L
Acromegaly is a rare disease. Improvements in lifespan in these patients have recently been reported due to transsphenoidal surgery (TSS), advances in ...
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