Efficacy and tolerability of gamma knife radiosurgery in acromegaly: A 10-year follow-up study

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 846-852

  Ronchi, Cristina L ^a,b   Attanasio, Roberto ^c,d   Verrua, Elisa ^a,b   Cozzi, Renato ^e   Ferrante, Emanuele ^a,b   Loli, Paola ^e   Montefusco, Laura ^f   Motti, Enrico ^a   Ferrari, Daniela I ^a,b   Giugni, Enrico ^g   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^a,b   Arosio, Maura ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^f Ospedale SGiuseppe   (Italy)

^g MARIA CECILIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPEPTIN; GADOLINIUM; GROWTH HORMONE; OCTREOTIDE; PEGVISOMANT; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACROMEGALY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449449519     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03589.x     Document Type: Article

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