title: Is presurgical treatment with somatostatin analogs necessary in acromegalic patients?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS San Raffaele, University of Milano, Italy. losa.marco@hsr.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Losa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mortini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giovanelli
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide