The effects of pre-operative somatostatin analogue therapy on treatment cost and remission in acromegaly.

Ozge Polat KorkmazMert GurcanFatma Eda Nuhoglu KantarciOzlem HalilogluHande Mefkure OzkayaSerdar SahinMeryem Merve OrenNecmettin TanrioverNurperi GaziogluPinar Kadioglu

Published in: Pituitary (2020)

Preoperative medical treatment had no effect on the costs of acromegaly treatment. There was a benefical effect of pre-operative SSA use on early remission in patients with macroadenomas; however, this effect didn't persist long term.

Keyphrases

healthcare
patients undergoing
disease activity
bone marrow
replacement therapy