CLINICAL CHALLENGES FOR ANESTHESIOLOGIST FACING PATIENT WITH ACROMEGALY. CASE REPORT

Tomas 30, Numeris 3 (2020)

Jūratė Gudaitytė, Justina Jermolajevaitė, Martynas Judickas Santrauka Background and objectives: Acromegaly is endocri­nal disorder which results in changes involving ge­neral appearance as well as upper airway abnorma­lities, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders which can aggravate the anesthesia and can lead to compli­cations. We aim to discuss the challenges for anesthe­siologist that occurs facing patient with acromegaly…