Outcomes of Transsphenoidal Surgery in Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

Outcomes of Transsphenoidal Surgery in Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas

Growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomas (PA) make up 15 to 20% of total amount of hormonally active adenomas. In addition to acromegaly and gigantism, these tumors cause deep metabolic disturbances. Its systemic impact leads to increased mortality ratio of 1.32 compared with general populat...

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Main Authors: Oleksandr Voznyak, Andrii Lytvynenko, Oleg Maydannyk, Roman Ilyuk, Yaroslav Zinkevych, Nazarii Hryniv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-03-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
pituitary adenoma
acromegaly
transsphenoidal approach
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1726134

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