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Acromegaly : diagnosis & treatment /
The early recognition of acromegaly can be a major challenge for general healthcare physicians or specialists, as signs and symptoms may be subtle. Available treatment modalities are diverse and include selective pituitary surgery, medical treatment with new effective drugs and radiotherapy. The mul...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England :
Future Medicine Ltd (Unitec House, 2 Albert Place, London N3 1QB, UK),
©2012.
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| Colección: | Future Science Group eBook collection,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acromegaly : diagnosis and treatment / Ferdinand Roelfsema & Nienke R. Biermasz
- History of acromegaly / Wouter W. de Herder
- Pathology and pathogenesis of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas / Vânia Nosé
- Regulation of growth hormone secretion / Catalina Norman & Johannes D. Veldhuis
- Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of acromegaly / Lawrence A. Frohman
- Goals of treatment / Philippe Chanson
- Trans-sphenoidal surgery with the classical microscopical approach / Michael Buchfelder & Panagiotis Nomikos
- 3D endoscopic endonasal surgery for pituitary and skull base pathology / Jos M.A. Kuijlen & Eelco W. Hoving
- Medical treatment of acromegaly / Sebastian J.C.M.M. Neggers, Richard A. Feelders & Aart J. van der Lely
- Radiation techniques / Frederic Castinetti
- Quality of life in patients with acromegaly / Jitske Tiemensma
- Future perspectives of diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly / Ferdinand Roelfsema & Nienke R. Biermasz
- Index.