Predictors of surgical outcome and early criteria of remission in acromegaly

Ximene Martins Antunes,Nina Ventura,Gustavo Bittencourt Camilo,Luiz Eduardo Wildemberg,André Accioly Guasti,Paulo José da Mata Pereira,Aline Helen da Silva Camacho,Leila Chimelli,Paulo Niemeyer,Mônica R. Gadelha,Leandro Kasuki

Predictors of surgical outcome and early criteria of remission in acromegaly

2018

Ximene Martins Antunes
Nina Ventura
Gustavo Bittencourt Camilo
Luiz Eduardo Wildemberg
André Accioly Guasti
Paulo José da Mata Pereira
Aline Helen da Silva Camacho
Leila Chimelli
Paulo Niemeyer
Mônica R. Gadelha
Leandro Kasuki

Background Transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) is the cornerstone of acromegaly treatment, however there are no robust predictors of surgical outcome and remission can only be defined three months after surgery.

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Biology
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
Acromegaly
General surgery
Transsphenoidal surgery
remission criteria
Surgery
Diabetes mellitus
Cavernous sinus

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