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Review
. 2009 May;94(5):1509-17.
doi: 10.1210/jc.2008-2421. Epub 2009 Feb 10.

Guidelines for acromegaly management: an update

S Melmed  1 , A Colao, A Barkan, M Molitch, A B Grossman, D Kleinberg, D Clemmons, P Chanson, E Laws, J Schlechte, M L Vance, K Ho, A Giustina; Acromegaly Consensus Group
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Guidelines for acromegaly management: an update

S Melmed et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 May.

Abstract

Objective: The Acromegaly Consensus Group reconvened in November 2007 to update guidelines for acromegaly management.

Participants: The meeting participants comprised 68 pituitary specialists, including neurosurgeons and endocrinologists with extensive experience treating patients with acromegaly. EVIDENCE/CONSENSUS PROCESS: Goals of treatment and the appropriate imaging and biochemical and clinical monitoring of patients with acromegaly were enunciated, based on the available published evidence.

Conclusions: The group developed a consensus on the approach to managing acromegaly including appropriate roles for neurosurgery, medical therapy, and radiation therapy in the management of these patients.

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