ea0019p267 | Pituitary | SFEBES2009
Nasruddin A
, Borland B
, Macdonald J
, Gawne-Cain ML
, Lees PD
, Sandeman DD
Objective: Transphenoidal hypophysectomy is currently the primary treatment for patients with acromegaly. Advances in medical and radiotherapy treatment options have resulted in uncertainty whether surgery should remain the treatment of choice for all acromegalics. The surgical cure rate for acromegaly is variable and there is a need to accurately counsel patients regarding the likelihood of successful surgical cure. We examined how lateral tumour extension into the cavernous ...