Long-term endocrinological follow-up evaluation in 115 patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-358

  Freda, Pamela U ^a   Wardlaw, Sharon L ^b   Post, Kalmon D ^b  

^a Columbia Coll of Phys and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Pituitary adenoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REMISSION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031782211     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.89.3.0353     Document Type: Article

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