Curative Result with Primary Medical Therapy in an Elderly Acromegaly Patient

Curative Result with Primary Medical Therapy in an Elderly Acromegaly Patient

In acromegaly, transsphenoidal hypophysectomy is the primary treatment of choice. Medical treatment is performed on patients uncontrollable with surgery. Indications for primary medical treatment or medical treatment prior to surgery are limited to patients with macroadenoma with high risk for surge...

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Main Authors: Soner Cander, Ozen Oz Gul, Canan Ersoy, Erdinc Erturk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of TURAZ AKADEMI 2014-12-01
Series:Medicine Science
Subjects:
Acromegaly
primary medical treatment
octreotide
elderly patient
Online Access:http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=157608

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