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Orthognathic surgery in an acromegalic patient with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Minami-kogushi 1-1-1, Ube City, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan

    Hiroyuki Nakano, Katsuaki Mishima, Asuka Matsushita, Hokuto Suga, Takamitsu Mano & Yoshiya Ueyama

  2. Miyawaki Orthodonitic Clinic, Ube City, Japan

    Yuichiro Miyawaki

  3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II, Kyushu University Graduate School of Dentistry, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yoshihide Mori

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Nakano, H., Mishima, K., Matsushita, A. et al. Orthognathic surgery in an acromegalic patient with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Sleep Breath 17, 29–32 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-012-0711-5

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