Successful reversal of sleep apnoea syndrome following treatment for acromegaly, confirmed by polygraphic studies.
A patient with acromegaly was shown to have obstructive sleep apnoea by polygraphic recordings. Following successful hypophysectomy, further recordings demonstrated resolution of obstructive sleep apnoea.
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Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
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D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D008297:Male; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*