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Advanced acromegaly: successful disease control for more than 16 years using octreotide LA

A 79-year-old male presented with a 10-year history of intermittent headache, sweating, persistent hand numbness and uncontrolled hypertension. He was receiving Nifedipine and Hydrochorothizide. On examination (O/E), his BP was 180/100 he was acromegalic. His growth hormone (GH) was 10 mIU/L (0.0–0....

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Autores principales: Elshafie, Omayma, Woodhouse, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7849470/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-20-0102