Evidence supporting surgery as treatment of choice for acromegaly

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Fahlbusch, R ^a   Honegger, J ^a   Buchfelder, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE;

ACROMEGALY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GIGANTISM; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; OCTREOTIDE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030824024     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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