Octreotide is effective in acromegaly but often results in cholelithiasis.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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D000172:Acromegaly / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D015282:Octreotide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone; D015282:Octreotide