Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To audit the management and treatment outcomes of patients with acromegaly at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.Patients and methods: Hospital case records of 43 patients (21 male), presenting between 1982 and 2004 were reviewed retrospectively. Age at presentation ranged from 21 years to 77 years, with average follow-up being 11.2 years.Results: 9 (29 percent) of 31 patients had microadenomas at presentation while 22 (71 percen...