Surgical outcome after repeated transsphenoidal surgery in acromegaly

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-247

  Long, Hélène ^a   Beauregard, Hugues ^a   Somma, Maurice ^a   Comtois, Ronald ^a   Serri, Omar ^a   Hardy, Jules ^a  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

acromegaly; growth hormone; reoperation; transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE;

ACROMEGALY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030017454     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.2.0239     Document Type: Article

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