Preoperative treatment of growth hormone (GH) producing macroadenomas with somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) to improve surgical outcome: a critical analysis

Thirty years ago, a hypothesis stating that preoperative shrinkage of growth hormone (GH) producing macroadenomas with somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) may improve surgical outcome was put forward. Since then, multiple retrospective, non-randomized studies as well as four contemporary prospectiv...

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Main Author: Ariel Barkan
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2018-07-01
Series:Эндокринная хирургия
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Online Access:https://surg-endojournals.ru/serg/article/viewFile/9642/7272