Endocrine Abstracts

Aim of the study: To assess the efficacy of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETS) in acromegalic patients.Methods: Over the past 13 years, 207 consecutive patients (117 females; median age, 46 years, range 14–78) affected with GH-secreting adenoma (79 microadenomas, 38%) were operated on in our centre by the same surgical team. Age, gender, tumor size, extension, invasiveness of surrounding structures, and histopathologic features (ki67, mitoses,...