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ea0026p237 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Quality of life is impaired in association with the need for prolonged postoperative therapy by somatostatin analogs in patients with acromegaly

Postma M R , Netea-Maier R T , van den Berg G , Homan J , Sluiter W J , van den Bergh A C M , Wolffenbuttel B H R , Hermus A R M M , van Beek A P

Objective: To assess the influence of use of long-acting somatostatin analogs on long-term health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) in relation to disease control in patients surgically-treated for acromegaly.Design: Cross-sectional study in two University Medical Centers in The Netherlands.Patients: One hundred and eight patients (47 m/61 f, mean age 54±11 years) with a minimal follow up period of 1 year after pituitary surger...
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