Acromegaly is a disorder caused by excess growth hormone (GH), increasing the growth of body tissues and causing metabolic dysfunction. In most cases, it results from an anterior pituitary growth hormone-releasing tumor. Typically, the feet, hands, and face grow abnormally large; organomegaly and insulin resistance may also occur. Acromegaly is a life-threat...
Octreotide by injection is used for the treatment of acromegaly and the reduction of flushing and diarrhea symptoms related to carcinoid tumors and/or vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIPoma) tumors. The delayed-release oral formulation is used for the long-term treatment of acromegaly in patients who tolerate and respond adequately to injectable octreotide an...
ASST HPG23 - Unità di Nefrologia, Bergamo, BG, Italy
Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
Research Facility, Zaragoza, Spain
Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Department of Gastroenterology, Air Force Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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