title: Does preoperative somatostatin analog treatment improve surgical cure rates in acromegaly? A new look at an old question.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beckers
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D015282:Octreotide