{"id":21308,"date":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/hastaliklar\/gigantizm\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T22:45:45","slug":"gigantizm","status":"publish","type":"hastaliklar","link":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/hastaliklar\/gigantizm\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigantism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Gigantism is a disease characterized by excessive height growth as a result of excessive growth hormone secretion before the growth plates close in childhood.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Excessive height growth<\/li>\n<li>Growths in the hands and feet<\/li>\n<li>Coarsening of facial features<\/li>\n<li>Increased sweating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reasons<\/h2>\n<p>Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma that develops in childhood.<\/p>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>IGF-1 level, growth hormone suppression test, pituitary MRI.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>Surgery, somatostatin analogs.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Polyclinic Should You Apply To?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Endocrinology Polyclinic<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What to Do in an Emergency?<\/h2>\n<p>In case of vision problems or severe joint pain, emergency services should be sought.<\/p>\n<p><em>This page is for general information purposes only.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: Gigantism is a disease characterized by excessive height growth due to the overproduction of growth hormone before the growth plates close in childhood. Symptoms: Excessive height growth, enlargement of hands and feet, coarsening of facial features, increased sweating. Causes: Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma developing in childhood. Diagnosis: IGF-1 level, growth hormone suppression test, pituitary MRI. Treatment: Surgery, somatostatin analogs. [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Gigantism - Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University Health Practice and Research Hospital","description":"Definition: Gigantism is a disorder characterized by excessive height growth due to the overproduction of growth hormone before the growth plates close during childhood."},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21308","hastaliklar","type-hastaliklar","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hastaliklar\/21308","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\/21308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hastane.ksu.edu.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}