Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0032p922 | Pituitary – Clinical (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by IPSEN</emphasis>) | ECE2013

Characterization of GH-producing pituitary adenomas according to responsiveness to thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Chin Sang Ouk , Kim Sung-Woon

Objective: Generously supported by IPSEN)-->The relationship between the paradoxical response of GH secretion after thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) administration and tumor size has been the subject of only a few studies with conflicting results.Design: The aim of this study was to investigate how the paradoxical response of GH secretion to TRH changes according to tumor size.Methods:...

ea0035p843 | Pituitary Clinical (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by IPSEN</emphasis>) | ECE2014

Improvement of quality of life in acromegalic patients evaluated by AcroQoL in Korea

Kim Sung-Woon , Chin Sang Ouk , Kim Eui Hyun

AcroQoL is a very well-authenticated survey questionnaire capable of evaluating the quality of life (QoL) in acromegalic patients. This study was designed to investigate how AcroQoL of acromegalic patients in Korea would change after medical treatment with octreotide LAR. A total of 58 drug-naïve patients from 11 tertiary centers in Korea were included; all of them were prescribed with octreotide LAR 20 mg at the time of enrollment, and their QoL were evaluated with AcroQ...