Predictors of the outcome of surgical treatment in acromegaly and the value of the mean growth hormone day curve in assessing postoperative disease activity.
Acromegaly is associated with increased morbidity and mortality unless serum GH levels are persistently less than 5 mU/L ( approximately 2 ng/mL) after treatment. Transsphenoidal surgical resection is the best available treatment for restoring GH to such "safe" levels; however, criteria fo...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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