ea0014p531 | (1) | ECE2007
Ronchi Cristina L
, Rizzo Erica
, Ferrante Emanuele
, Giavoli Claudia
, Lania Andrea G
, Beck-Peccoz Paolo
, Spada Anna
Long-term effects of trans-naso-sphenoidal surgery (TNS) and long-acting somatostatin analogs (SSTa) on hypotalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function have been poorly investigated. Aim of the study was to evaluate over time the integrity of HPA axis in acromegalic patients with baseline preserved adrenal function and treated with one or both available treatments. We selected 23 patients (15F & 8M, age (±S.D.)=46.8±13.7 yrs) with normal (n=19)...