Treatment of Prolactinomas in Low-Income Countries
Purpose. In low-income countries, prolactinomas are difficult to manage with dopamine agonists (DA). We compared the effectiveness of DA in microprolactinomas as a first line treatment and as adjuvant therapy for residual macroprolactinomas treated surgically. Methods. Our retrospective study analyz...
Main Authors: | Ivan Kruljac, Lora Stanka Kirigin, Mateja Strinović, Jelena Marinković, Hrvoje Ivan Pećina, Vatroslav Čerina, Darko Stipić, Milan Vrkljan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Endocrinology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/697065 |
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