Wide variation in surgical outcomes for acromegaly in the UK

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-142

  Bates, P R ^a   Carson, M N ^b   Trainer, P J ^c   Wass, J A H ^d   Bevan, J S ^e   Atkinson, A B ^f   Peacey, S R ^g   Stewart, P M ^h   Sheppard, M C ^h   Dayan, C M ⁱ   Chatterjee, K ^j   Scanlon, M F ^k   Leese, G P ^l   Walker, B R ^m   Patrick, A W ^b   Vaidya, B ⁿ   Connell, J M C ^o   Allan, B ^p   Atkin, S L ^p   Orme, S ^q   Howlett, T A ^r   Vora, J P ^s   Jenkins, P J ^t   Aylwin, S ^u   Bouloux, P ^v   Davis, J R E ^w   Shalet, S ^c   James, R A ^x   Howell, S J ^y   Vice, P A ^y   Newell Price, J ^z   Ross, R J M ^z   Clayton, R N ^aa   Jennings, P ^ab   Booth, A ^ac   Brown, N ^ac   Alexander, A ^ac   Holden, N ^ac   Jablonski, L ^ac   Wright, D ^ac   Hunt, M ^ac   Taheri, J ^ac   Holmes, C ^ac   Woods, E ^ac   Brown, T ^ac   Roberts, S ^ac   Carson, M ^ac   Goss, L ^ac   Revesz, S ^ac   Campbell, K ^ac   Grant, D ^ac   Smith, C ^ac   Cleary, S ^ac   Spink, C ^ac   Howlett, T ^ac   Chapman, M ^ac   Corlett, P ^ac   Morton, B ^ac   Whittingham, P ^ac   Conrich, L ^t   Gaygon, C ^t,ae   Owusu Antwi, S ^t   Stobie, E ^t   Walker Scott, E ^t   Gilbert, J ^ad   Drowley, T ^af   Gibson, C ^af   Roberts, M ^c   Gebbie, J ^ac   Henderson, P ^ac   Johnstone, K ^ac   Murphy, A ^ac   Cowshill, C ^ac   Fazal Sanderson, V ^ac   Smith, R ^ac   Parkington, S ^ac   Doane, A ^ac   Ibbotson, V ^ac   Lynch, R ^ac   Brown, M ^ac   Barry, E ^ac   more..

^a Jersey Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^h QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^j ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^l NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^o WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^p HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^q LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^r LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^s ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^t ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^u KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^v ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^w MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^x ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^y ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^z NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^aa CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^ab YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^ac Northern General Hospital ^*

^ad KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^ae Sheila Sherlock Liver Center   (United Kingdom)

^af MRI   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL HYPOPHYSECTOMY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACROMEGALY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36949014063     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03012.x     Document Type: Article

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