{"id":21304,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/akromegali\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:44","slug":"akromegali","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/akromegali\/","title":{"rendered":"Acromegaly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Acromegaly is a disease characterized by growth in the extremities of the body, such as the hands, feet and jaw, in adults, as a result of excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH) from an adenoma in the pituitary gland.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Growths in the hands and feet<\/li>\n<li>The jaw juts forward<\/li>\n<li>Coarsening of facial features<\/li>\n<li>Increased sweating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Pituitary adenoma (GH secreting).<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>IGF-1 level, lack of GH suppression during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), pituitary MRI.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Surgery (transsphenoidal), somatostatin analogues, radiotherapy.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Endocrinology Polyclinic<\/strong> or <strong>Neurosurgery Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of visual field loss or severe headache, emergency services should be consulted.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition Acromegaly is a disease characterized by excessive growth hormone (GH) secretion from an adenoma in the pituitary gland, resulting in enlargement of the extremities of the body, such as the hands, feet, and jaw, in adults. Symptoms Enlargement of the hands and feet Protruding jaw Coarse facial features Increased sweating Causes Pituitary adenoma (GH-secreting). Diagnosis IGF-1 level, failure to suppress GH during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Acromegaly - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Acromegaly is a condition caused by excessive growth hormone (GH) secretion from an adenoma in the pituitary gland, resulting in the growth of extremities such as the hands, feet, and jaw in adults."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21304","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hastaliklar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}