Prevalence of GH deficiency in cured acromegalic patients: Impact of different previous treatments

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Ronchi, Cristina L ^a,b   Giavoli, C ^a,b   Ferrante, E ^a,b   Verrua, E ^a,b   Bergamaschi, S ^a,b   Ferrari, D I ^a,b   Corbetta, S ^a   Montefusco, L ^c   Arosio, M ^a,c   Ambrosi, B ^a   Spada, A ^a,b   Beck Peccoz, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c Ospedale S Giuseppe   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; SOMATOMEDIN C; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROVOCATION TEST; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADENOMA; AGED; BLOOD; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 67650712276     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-09-0222     Document Type: Article

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