Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Surgical outcome in acute acromegaly has been studied nationally and internationally with conflicting and variable results. Definition of cure varies from centre to centre.Rrecent studies have shown increased mortality in acromegalic patients with GH level >5mu/l. We studied the out come of transphenoidal surgery by a single surgeon at 6 and 12 moths after surgery to compare the results with other national and international published studies.Patients and methods...