ea0035p581 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2014
Rotermund Roman
, Lautenbach Anne
, Burkhardt Till
, zur Wisch Clarissa Schulze
, Aberle Jens
, Flitsch Jorg
Transsphenoidal surgery is the treatment of choice for acromegaly. Cure is defined by normalization of age-related IGF1 and sufficient suppression of GH in the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). We investigated, if early postoperative hormone testing gives reliable information whether complete resection of a tumor was achieved and compared these findings with further follow-up data.So far, 22 patients underwent OGTT within a week after surgery, starting...