Hearing loss in acromegaly : a review
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| Datum vydání: | 2018 |
| Další autoři: | , , , |
| Médium: | Article |
| Jazyk: | eng |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UnB |
| Download full: | http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/33633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603619 |
Shrnutí: | Introduction Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by growth hormone (GH) excess due to a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma in most cases. There is reasonable data to presume the possible influence of chronic GH and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) hyperproduction on the anatomical structures involved in normal sound perception, and on its conductive and/or sensorineural part. Objectives To review the literature about acromegaly and hearing loss. Data Synthesis A systematic literature search was performed using the MEDLINE database, including hand-searching reference lists from original articles. The search was performed using the terms hearing loss and acromegaly, and only 5 studies were found. Conclusion The results are not consistent, but led to different conclusions. Therefore, more studies with greater numbers of patients with acromegaly are needed. |