Open AccessEffects of octreotide on sleep apnoea and tongue volume (magnetic resonance imaging) in patients with acromegaly
Author(s) -
BL Herrmann,
TE Wessendorf,
Waleed Ajaj,
S Kahlke,
H Teschler,
K. Mann
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.0.1510309
Subject(s) - acromegaly , medicine , tongue , octreotide , polysomnography , magnetic resonance imaging , body mass index , endocrinology , nuclear medicine , gastroenterology , somatostatin , radiology , pathology , apnea , growth hormone , hormone
Sleep apnoea has been consistently reported to occur in acromegaly. Both obstructive apnoeas, in which apnoeas are due to intermittent obstruction of the upper airways, as well as central apnoeas are known to occur. Because the relationship between disease activity and severity of sleep apnoea is currently unclear, we have performed a prospective study to address this issue.
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