Prevalence of lung structure abnormalities in patients with acromegaly and their relationship with gas exchange: cross-sectional analytical study with a control group

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Different functional respiratory alterations have been described in acromegaly, but their relationship with pulmonary tissue abnormalities is unknown. The objective of this study was to observe possible changes in lung structure and explain their relationship with gas exchange...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Palmeira Rodrigues, Luciana Ansaneli Naves, Carlos Alberto Viegas, Cesar Augusto Melo-Silva, Wagner Diniz de Paula, Márcia Teixeira Cabral, Renata Rodrigues Araújo, Luiz Augusto Casulari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802015000500394&lng=en&tlng=en