title: Diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly and its complications: consensus guidelines.
abstract: In February 1999, May 2000 and April 2002, three workshops were held in Cortina, Montecarlo and Versailles, respectively, to develop a consensus defining the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly and its complications. The workshops were sponsored by the Pituitary Society and European Neuroendocrine Association. Invited international participants included endocrinologists, neurosurgeons and radiotherapists skilled in the management of acromegaly. This review paper summarizes the main points of the three consensus statements published following these three workshops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, University of Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonadonna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazziotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giustina
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D004358:Drug Therapy; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011878:Radiotherapy
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone