ea0081rc4.5 | Rapid Communications 4: Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology 1 | ECE2022
Tsatsaris Erika
, Robert Jonas
, Berinder Katarina
, Bonelli Lorenza
, Burman Pia
, Dahlqvist Per
, Hoybye Charlotte
, Ragnarsson Oskar
, Vouzouneraki Konstantina
, AEkerman Anna-Karin
, Ekman Bertil
, Eden Engstrom Britt
Purpose: We aimed to validate the diagnosis and estimated national incidence of acromegaly reported in the Swedish National Patient Register (NPR), based on clinically reported International Classification of Diseases (ICD-codes), in comparison with the Swedish Pituitary Register (SPR).Methods: All patients in NPR or SPR between 1991-2018 with the ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnosis of acromegaly and age >18 years at diagnosis were included. The diagnosis was ...