Guidelines for acromegaly management: an update.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
; 94(5): 1509-17, 2009 May.
Article
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| ID: mdl-19208732
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The Acromegaly Consensus Group reconvened in November 2007 to update guidelines for acromegaly management.PARTICIPANTS:
The meeting participants comprised 68 pituitary specialists, including neurosurgeons and endocrinologists with extensive experience treating patients with acromegaly. EVIDENCE/CONSENSUS PROCESS Goals of treatment and the appropriate imaging and biochemical and clinical monitoring of patients with acromegaly were enunciated, based on the available published evidence.CONCLUSIONS:
The group developed a consensus on the approach to managing acromegaly including appropriate roles for neurosurgery, medical therapy, and radiation therapy in the management of these patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acromegalia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos