title: Rationale of pre-surgical medical treatment with somatostatin analogs in acromegaly.
authors.affiliation: cappabia@unina.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cappabianca
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cavallo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colao
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Divitiis
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D013004:Somatostatin