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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-7
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the present study was to investigate postsurgical change in body composition in patients who have undergone surgery for acromegaly. Eight patients with acromegaly had determination of serum GH, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), height, body weight, and bioelectric impedance before surgery and at 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after surgery. Body composition was analyzed by bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA). We analyzed body fat (BF), body lean mass (BLM), body cell mass (BCM), total body water (TBW), intracellular water (ICW) and extracellular water (ECW). The serum GH concentration and IGF-I had decreased significantly 2 weeks after surgery. Body weight had decreased significantly 1 month after surgery and recovered 3 months after surgery. BIA showed that TBW and BCM had decreased significantly 2 weeks after surgery. BF gradually increased up to 1 month after surgery and was increased significantly at 3 months after surgery. The percent ratio of TBW/body weight decreased and the percent ratio of BF/body weight increased during the 6 months after surgery. The percent ratio of ECW/TBW did not change during the 6 months following surgery. In conclusion, the rapid body weight loss which occurred within 2 weeks after surgery was caused by decreases in TBW and BCM. The recovery of body weight, which was seen later than 1 month after surgery, was caused by an increase in BF. The postoperative change in body composition in acromegaly ceased 3 months after surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0918-8959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
335-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of successful adenomectomy on body composition in acromegaly.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article