Non Piluitary Surgery in a patient with Acromegaly complicated by Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Anaesthetic challenges

Autor:	A C Obikudu, C I Okeke, N A Merah
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Anaesthetic management medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Dilated cardiomyopathy General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Acromegaly medicine Acromegaly dilated cardiomyopathy non-pituitary surgery emergency Pituitary surgery business Clinical syndrome Limited resources
Zdroj:	Nigerian Quarterly Journal of Hospital Medicine; Vol 15, No 2 (2005); 103-105
ISSN:	0189-2657
Popis:	The anaesthetic management of patients with acromegaly, a rare clinical syndrome, for urgent non pituitary surgery has little documentation in the literature. We report such a case further complicated by dilated cardiomyopathy. The anaethetic challenges in the face of limited resources are highlighted. Keywords : Acromegaly, dilated cardiomyopathy, non-pituitary surgery, emergency NQJHM Vol. 15 (2) 2005: pp. 103-105
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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