http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=4214331Titre du document / Document title
Voice changes in acromegaly
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
WILLIAMS R. G. ; RICHARDS S. H. ; MILLS R. G. ; ECCLES R. ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
Univ. hosp. Wales, dep. otolaryngology, Cardiff, ROYAUME-UNI
Résumé / Abstract
The fundamental frequency of 14 patients undergoing hypophysectomy was studied. Eight patients had acromegaly, 3 had a prolactinoma, and 3 had nonfunctioning adenomas. The fundamental frequency of 22 normal, healthy volunteers was measured for comparison. In addition, the external size of the larynx of all patients and volunteers was measured and a relationship between external laryngeal size and the mean fundamental frequency was identified in the volunteers. The mean fundamental frequency in patients with acromegaly was significantly lorver than the other 6 patients undergoing hypophysectomy and, in addition, was also lower than the 22 normal volunteers