Craniofacial abnormalities and their relevance for sleep apnoea syndrome aetiopathogenesis in acromegaly

Abstract

Upper airway narrowing due to changes in pharyngeal soft tissues takes a more relevant share in the development of SAS in acromegalic men than skeletal anomalies.

Keywords

• acromegaly
• sleep apnoea syndrome aetiopathogenesis
• craniofacial anomalies