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Treatment of Facial Deformities using 3D Planning and Printing of Patient-Specific Implants
Published on: May 23, 2020
[82-year old patient with hyperostosis frontalis, prognathism, makroglossia and cutis gyrata. Acromegaly]
H Mönnich1, B O Böhm, H Weidenbach
1Abteilung Innere Medizin I, Sektion Endokrinologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm.
Abstract:
We present a 82 year old female patient with typical acral enlargement. There were no signs of visceromegaly. Magnetic resonance imaging of the pituitary region showed a macroadenoma. Oral glucose tolerance test revealed missing suppression of the Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which could be achieved with a long acting somatostatin analog. A HGH suppressive therapy with a long acting dopamine agonist (Cabergolin) was induced. The patient died one year later following cardiovascular complications.
