Correction of jaw deformities subsequent to treatment of acromegaly.
In acromegaly, growth of facial bones and changes of oral and laryngeal mucosa are well accepted facts. Orthognathic surgical procedures should in these cases be postponed until the acromegalic process is well controlled. 2 cases of mandibular osteotomies (patients aged 61 and 38 years) are reported. The surgical procedures and the postoperative course of these patients were uneventful and did not deviate from those of otherwise healthy patients.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D011378:Prognathism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*