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3709048

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Pulmonary function tests and a radiological assessment of the larynx and cervical trachea were performed in 26 patients with acromegaly. Pulmonary function tests demonstrated six out of 26 patients to have upper-airways obstruction, while laryngeal tomography demonstrated 14 cases with marked narrowing of the true and false cords. The tracheal dimensions were normal. The thickness of both the true and the false cords showed a statistically significant increase, using the Mann-Whitney U-test, in both male and female patients compared with controls. The transverse tracheal diameter was significantly decreased in male but not female patients. These findings suggest that pulmonary function tests and radiological assessment are of value in indicating those patients with acromegaly who may be at increased risk when undergoing general anaesthesia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0009-9260
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
243-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
The extrathoracic airway in acromegaly.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article