Improvement of sleep apnoea due to acromegaly during short‐term treatment with octreotide

G. LEIBOWITZ; M. S. SHAPIRO; M. SALAMEH; B. GLASER

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb01288.x

Improvement of sleep apnoea due to acromegaly during short‐term treatment with octreotide

G. LEIBOWITZ^*, M. S. SHAPIRO, M. SALAMEH, B. GLASER

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Abstract. Two acromegalic patients suffering from severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome were treated with the long‐acting somatostatin analogue octreotide. Daytime sleepiness and fatigue improved within a few days. Repeat sleep studies performed after octreotide treatment revealed more confluent sleep with a shorter duration of sleep apnoea. Nocturnal hypoxaemia improved in one patient. Octreotide might be an effective noninvasive treatment for sleep apnoea of acromegaly. 1994 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-235
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume	236
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb01288.x
State	Published - Aug 1994
Externally published	Yes

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acromegaly
octreotide
sleep apnoea

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