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Effects of octreotide on sleep apnoea and tongue volume (magnetic resonance imaging) in patients with acromegaly

BL Herrmann, TE Wessendorf, Waleed Ajaj, S Kahlke, H Teschler, K. Mann

European Journal of Endocrinology · 2004 · 113 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnoea but not central sleep apnoea frequently occurs in patients with active acromegaly. Successful treatment with octreotide can decrease tongue volume, which may have benefits for coexisting sleep-disordered breathing.

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Andrea Giustina · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2000 · 995 citations

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Identification of Upper Airway Anatomic Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Richard J. Schwab, Michael Pasirstein, Robert Pierson et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2003 · 925 citations

Mortality and Cancer Incidence in Acromegaly: A Retrospective Cohort Study<sup>1</sup>

Stephen M. Orme, Richard McNally, Ray A. Cartwright et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1998 · 808 citations · Full text

Proposed supplements and amendments to ‘<i>A Manual of Standardized Terminology, Techniques and Scoring System for Sleep Stages of Human Subjects</i>’, the Rechtschaffen &amp; Kales (1968) standard

Tadao Hori, Yoshio Sugita, Einosuke Koga et al. · Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences · 2001 · 801 citations

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Sleep Apnea in Acromegaly

Ronald R. Grunstein, Kian Y. Ho, Colin E. Sullivan · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1991 · 252 citations