Long-term Primary Medical Therapy with Somatostatin Analogs in Acromegaly

To cure acromegalic patients, transsphenoidal surgery is considered first, especially for microadenoma. However, less than 50% of patients with macroadenoma achieve satisfactory biochemical control. Moreover, surgery may cause hypopituitarism. Medical therapy may offer the prospect of near normaliza...

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Published in:	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Main Author:	Deng-Huang Su
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2006-01-01
Subjects:	acromegaly lanreotide octreotide somatostatin analog therapy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609601662