Efficacy and complications of neurosurgical treatment of acromegaly

The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of occurrence of pituitary failure following neurosurgery and the efficacy of transsphenoidal tumour resection in acromegalic patients. We retrospectively evaluated 85 patients (60 female and 25 male), of mean age 43.9 ± 13.2 years, treated by trans...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pituitary 2011-06, Vol.14 (2), p.157-162
Hauptverfasser:	Krzentowska-Korek, Anna, Gołkowski, Filip, Bałdys-Waligórska, Agata, Hubalewska-Dydejczyk, Alicja
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acromegaly - blood Acromegaly - epidemiology Acromegaly - etiology Acromegaly - surgery Adenoma - complications Adenoma - epidemiology Adenoma - pathology Adenoma - surgery Adult Endocrinology Female Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - complications Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - epidemiology Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - pathology Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma - surgery Human Growth Hormone - blood Human Physiology Humans Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - analysis Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Neurosurgical Procedures - adverse effects Neurosurgical Procedures - rehabilitation Neurosurgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Tumor Burden
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