Is presurgical treatment with somatostatin analogs necessary in acromegalic patients?
Losa
M
M
Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS San Raffaele, University of Milano, Italy. losa.marco@hsr.it
Mortini
P
P
Giovanelli
M
M
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011292:Premedication; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D006728:Hormones; D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide