The diagnosis of acromegaly is confirmed on biochemical grounds, including elevated serum insulin-like growth factor 1 and lack of growth hormone suppression ...

The diagnosis of acromegaly is confirmed on the basis of elevated serum insulin-like growth factor 1 and lack of growth hormone suppression after glucose ...

The diagnosis of acromegaly is confirmed on biochemical grounds, including elevated serum insulin-like growth factor 1 and lack of growth hormone suppression ...

Biochemical screening is the first step for an acromegaly diagnosis. Endocrine Society guidelines and experts' consensus recommend using age- and sex-adjusted ...

The diagnosis of acromegaly is confirmed on biochemical grounds, including elevated serum insulin-like growth factor 1 and lack of growth hormone suppression ...

22 окт. 2024 г. · Surgery represents the first option but rate of long time success is almost 50% thus the patients need other therapies. Apart from radiation, ...

The aim of the Acromegaly Consensus Group was to revise and update the consensus on diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly comorbidities last published in 2013.

Transsphenoidal surgery of the pituitary adenoma is the treatment of choice. However, introduction of new drugs has changed the treatment sequence in recent ...

3 нояб. 2023 г. · In a patient with typical acromegaly features, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I > 1.3 times the upper limit of normal for age confirms the diagnosis.

6 февр. 2024 г. · Treatment options typically include surgery or radiation to remove or reduce the size of the tumor that is causing your symptoms, and medication to help ...