Endocrine Abstracts

The aim: To determine the prognostic parameters affecting the course of acromegaly (A.) and the effectiveness of drug therapy (MT).Matherials and methods: 779 patients of A. [218 men (28%)] aged 60 (48/69) years, [Me(25%/75%)] were included in the Moscow register. The prevalence of A. in Moscow is 61.6; the incidence is 4.0 cases/million inhabitants. The treatment algorithm included surgical aid (495 patients), primary (I) or secondary (II) MT (584) and ...