Pituitary growth hormone-secreting adenoma necrosis during an oral glucose tolerance test in acromegaly

Endocrinologist

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-99

  Carpentier, A ^a   Beauregard, H ^a   Serri, O ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; SOMATOSTATIN RELEASE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TUMOR NECROSIS;

EID: 0031940971     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199803000-00008     Document Type: Article

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