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ea0029p1414 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

GH secretory function is well preserved in surgically cured acromegalics

Arita K , Fujio S , Tokimura H , Hanaya R , Yunoue S , Kinoshita Y , Tominaga A

Objective: To know the GH secretory function in surgically cured acromegaly and its impact on quality of life of the patients.Subjects and methods: Sixty-seven acromegalics were judged to be surgically cured according to the Cortina consensus criteria and underwent postoperative insulin tolerance test (ITT) provoking hypoglycemia with nadir blood sugar under 50 mg/dl. All the patients underwent surgery under combined microscopic and endoscopic observatio...