Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Long-term Treatment of Acromegaly with Octreotide
DOI
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Abstract
In order to contirm the effectiveness and tolerability of octreotide in acromegaly, we studied seven patients (4 women, 3 men) after unsuccessful surgery and radiotherapy performed for pituitary adenomas. The patients (29.6±7.9 yr) were treated with octreotide at doses of 300-1500 \1g daily for 12 months. Hormonal profiles and ultrasonographic evaluation of gallbladder were performed before the treatment, after 1 month, and subsequently at intervals of 36 months. The GH fell from a basal level of 18.5±8.3 ng/ml to 7.7±4.3 ng/ml after 1 month (p
Keywords
Acromegaly, octreotide.
First Page
519
Last Page
521
Recommended Citation
ERBAŞ, Tomris; ÖZMEN, Mustafa; AKALIN, Sema; and GEDİK, Olcay (1997) "Long-term Treatment of Acromegaly with Octreotide," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 27: No. 6, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol27/iss6/3
