title: An alternative to tracheostomy following transsphenoidal hypophysectomy in a patient with acromegaly and sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D014139:Tracheostomy